Pee Wee Speaks: A Discography of Pee Wee Russell

by Robert Hilbert, David Niven

Overview

Great changes occurred on the jazz scene during Charles Ellsworth 'Pee Wee' Russell, Jr's four-decade recording career, and Pee Wee was always ahead of his contemporaries. Beginning with the previously undocumented first recording session of 16-year-old Russell in 1922, and ending in 1968 with a Mississippi riverboat party shortly before his death, this discography includes all his known commercial recordings worldwide as well as much new information on film soundtracks, private recordings, broadcasts, and concerts. Pee Wee's lengthy recording career spanned sessions with jazz greats from Bix Beiderbecke to Thelonious Monk.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810826342
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/1992
Series:	Studies in Jazz , #13
Pages:	399
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Robert Hilbert, a full time jazz student, has written numerous articles on the subject as well as a discography of James P. Johnson with Scott Brown (Scarecrow, 1986), and a biography of Pee Wee Russell .

Editorial Reviews

Hilbert's writing style is pleasant and easy to read with frequent interspersed quotes from...many of Russell's fellow musicians and friends...contains useful information on a player who was actively involved in 50 years of jazz history...for major jazz collections.

Choice Reviews

...it is almost mandatory to have a copy of Pee Wee Speaks nearby for handy, supplemental reference...the most complete, up to date, and accurate accounting of Russell's documented recordings extant...meticulously detailed...

JazzTimes Magazine

...comprehensive...

Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association

...this work is the basic source for documentation on Pee Wee's performing career. The data collected between the covers of this volume is truly awesome...

Jazz Notes

...Hilbert makes a heroic attempt to be complete, and apparently pretty much succeeds.

Mississippi Rag

...a wealth of information here.

Big Bands International

...a major addition to the library of anyone interested in jazz...it doesn't get any better than this...

The IAJRC Journal

...a major addition to the documentation of our music...

Storyville

...a true jazz original...

American Reference Books Annual

Hilbert's writing style is pleasant and easy to read with frequent interspersed quotes from...many of Russell's fellow musicians and friends...contains useful information on a player who was actively involved in 50 years of jazz history...for major jazz collections.

Choice

Hilbert's writing style is pleasant and easy to read with frequent interspersed quotes from...many of Russell's fellow musicians and friends...contains useful information on a player who was actively involved in 50 years of jazz history...for major jazz collections.

CHOICE

...comprehensive...

Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association

...comprehensive...

Notes: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association

...it is almost mandatory to have a copy of Pee Wee Speaks nearby for handy, supplemental reference...the most complete, up to date, and accurate accounting of Russell's documented recordings extant...meticulously detailed...

JazzTimes

...comprehensive...

Notes: Quarterly Journal of Music Library Association

...a true jazz original...

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)

...comprehensive...

Notes: Quarterly Journal of Music Library Association

...a major addition to the library of anyone interested in jazz...it doesn't get any better than this...

IARJC

...comprehensive...

Notes

...it is almost mandatory to have a copy of Pee Wee Speaks nearby for handy, supplemental reference...the most complete, up to date, and accurate accounting of Russell's documented recordings extant...meticulously detailed...

Jazztimes

...a major addition to the library of anyone interested in jazz...it doesn't get any better than this...

Iajrc Journal

...a major addition to the library of anyone interested in jazz...it doesn't get any better than this....

IAJRC Journal

Beginning with the previously undocumented first recording session of 16-year-old Russell in 1922, and ending in 1968 with a Mississippi riverboat party shortly before his death, this discography covers the lifetime recordings of the well-known jazz clarinetist whose recording career spanned sessions with greats from Bix Beiderbecke to Thelonious Monk. It includes all his known commercial recordings worldwide as well as much new information on film soundtracks, private recordings, broadcasts, and concerts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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