- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- [UNTITLED]
- [UNTITLED]
- Dedication
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
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1. Big Dreams -
2. First Instruments -
3. Kicked Out -
4. The Vashon High Swingsters -
5. First Road Gig -
6. Nigga -
7. Ida Cox -
8. Stranded -
9. Lincoln Inn -
10. On the Road Again -
11. Tennis Shoe Pimp -
12. Jailed -
13. Len Bowden -
14. Navy Days -
15. Gray Clouds -
16. The Big Apple -
17. George Hudson -
18. The Club Plantation -
19. Galloping Dominoes -
20. Tempting Offers -
21. Lionel Hampton -
22. Road Lessons -
23. Pauline -
24. Charlie Barnet -
25. Count Basie -
26. Big Debt -
27. Duke Ellington -
28. Leaving Basie -
29. The University of Ellingtonia -
30. Working with Duke -
31. Duke's Team -
32. Duke's Management Arts -
33. Miles and Bird -
34. Billy Strayhorn -
35. Endurances -
36. Flugelhorn -
37. Europe -
38. Norman Granz -
39. Norman's Battles -
40. Q -
41. NBC -
42. Jim and Andy's -
43. Johnny and Ed -
44. Mumbles -
45. First House -
46. Big Bad Band -
47. Carnegie Hall -
48. Etoile -
49. Jazz Education Arena -
50. Those NBC Years -
51. Storms -
52. Black Clouds -
53. Keep on Keepin' On -
54. New Love -
55. Whirlwinds -
56. Through the Storm -
57. Second Chance -
58. The Biggest Surprise - Acknowledgments
- Honors and Awards
- Original Compositions
- Selected Discography
- Index
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Len Bowden
Len Bowden
- Chapter:
- 13. Len Bowden
- Source:
- Clark
- Author(s):
Gwen Terry
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
The attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in war and disruption. The penniless Clark Terry decided to go back to his sister's house. It was during this time that Clark came to know about Len Bowden's band and music. Len Bowden was a veteran player who played trombone, and offered a gig to Clark. Clark readily agreed to be a part of the gig. Although nervous, he concentrated on his faith in jazz. He desperately needed money, and this was also the time when he met up with his wife Sissy and his son after a hiatus of many years. Visiting Sissy's small flat made Clark realize that she too, needed money. Hence, the pay after the gig became even more important for Clark. The gig proved to be a success. The dance floor was crowded with fancy dancers and Clark blew his heart out.
Keywords: Pearl Harbor, Clark, Len Bowden, gig, jazz
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- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- [UNTITLED]
- [UNTITLED]
- Dedication
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1. Big Dreams -
2. First Instruments -
3. Kicked Out -
4. The Vashon High Swingsters -
5. First Road Gig -
6. Nigga -
7. Ida Cox -
8. Stranded -
9. Lincoln Inn -
10. On the Road Again -
11. Tennis Shoe Pimp -
12. Jailed -
13. Len Bowden -
14. Navy Days -
15. Gray Clouds -
16. The Big Apple -
17. George Hudson -
18. The Club Plantation -
19. Galloping Dominoes -
20. Tempting Offers -
21. Lionel Hampton -
22. Road Lessons -
23. Pauline -
24. Charlie Barnet -
25. Count Basie -
26. Big Debt -
27. Duke Ellington -
28. Leaving Basie -
29. The University of Ellingtonia -
30. Working with Duke -
31. Duke's Team -
32. Duke's Management Arts -
33. Miles and Bird -
34. Billy Strayhorn -
35. Endurances -
36. Flugelhorn -
37. Europe -
38. Norman Granz -
39. Norman's Battles -
40. Q -
41. NBC -
42. Jim and Andy's -
43. Johnny and Ed -
44. Mumbles -
45. First House -
46. Big Bad Band -
47. Carnegie Hall -
48. Etoile -
49. Jazz Education Arena -
50. Those NBC Years -
51. Storms -
52. Black Clouds -
53. Keep on Keepin' On -
54. New Love -
55. Whirlwinds -
56. Through the Storm -
57. Second Chance -
58. The Biggest Surprise - Acknowledgments
- Honors and Awards
- Original Compositions
- Selected Discography
- Index
- [UNTITLED]