The Ghosts of Harlem: Sessions with Jazz Legends [With CD (Audio)]

From 1985 to the present, Hank O'Neal interviewed 42 jazz legends who made music in Harlem during its heyday and decline. In their homes or immediate neighborhoods, he took their portraits with a large-format view camera and talked with them about what had been the best places to play, the interaction of the races, and about why the Harlem scene had faded.

For each 'session' with a jazz legend, O'Neal has supplemented the interview and portraits with many of his other photographs, historical photographs and memorabilia. From the archives of Chiaroscuro Records, O'Neal has produced a CD that accompanies the book, which features sixteen of the 'ghosts' playing at the ends of their careers, between 1972 and 1996, including Cab Calloway, Milt Hinton, Doc Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Tate, Eddie Barefield, Earl Hines, and Illinois Jacquet.

Author: Hank O'Neal
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 5.78lbs
Size: 12.39h x 9.17w x 1.58d
ISBN: 9780826516275

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Annex 06/08/2009
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 229

About the Author
O'Neal, Hank: - Hank O'Neal, President of Chiaroscuro Records and HOSS, Inc., has produced over 200 jazz LPs and CDs and over 100 music festivals. Books of his own photos include several jazz titles and Gay Day: The Golden Age of the Christopher Street Parade. He is also the author of several books on photographer Berenice Abbott.