In this collection of musical portraits, jazz pianist and radio host Marian McPartland pays sparkling tribute to such beloved and legendary figures as Benny Goodman, Bill Evans, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond, Alec Wilder, Mary Lou WIlliams, and others.

In a preface to this new edition, McPartland extends her commentary to include details of her long-running National Public Radio show Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz and memories of her late husband, famed Chicago trumpeter Jimmy McPartland.

With a foreword by James T. Maher.

CONTENTS:
1. You've Come A Long Way, Baby
2. Halcyon Days: Remembering the Hickory House
3. The Fabulous Joe Morello
4. Joe Morello: With A Light Touch
5. Perils of Paul: A Portrait of Desperate Desmond
6. Into the Sun: An Affectionate Sketch of Mary Lou WIlliams
7. Just Swinging: Jake Hanna
8. Benny Goodman: From the Inside - the Sideman's View
9. Bill Evans, Genius
10. Looking To the Future: Ron McClure and Eddie Gomez
11. Dudley Moore: Serious Music From A Colossus of Comedy
12. The Untold Story of The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
13. Alec Wilder: The Compleat Composer

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