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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface, p. 8
Introduction, pp. 9-14
Chapter 1. King, Pops and Bix in Chicago from "We Called It Music" by Eddie Condon, pp. 15-19
Chapter 2. Joe "King" Oliver - "For the Comfort of the People" by Whitney Balliett, pp. 20-25
Chapter 3. King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., pp. 26-44
Chapter 4. Louis Armstrong (The Once and Future King) by Gary Giddins, pp. 45-57
Chapter 5. Stomp Off, Let's Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong by Ricky Riccardi - Reviewed by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 58-64
Chapter 6 Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong by Ricky Riccardi - Reviewed by Steven A. Cerra, pp. 65-68
Chapter 7. Ricky Riccardi: An Interview with the Author of “What a Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis Armstrong’s Later Years,” pp. 69-76
Chapter 8. Pleasants on Pops - Louis Armstrong by Henry Pleasants, pp. 77-85
Chapter 9. Louis Armstrong: Views of "Pops" By 7 Jazz Trumpeters - Steven A. Cerra, Ed., pp. 86-90
Chapter 10. Armstrong and Handy - An Unbeatable Combination - Robert Goodrich, pp. 91-98
Chapter 11. Louis Armstrong's Serious Side by Larry Tye, pp. 99-102
Chapter 12. POPS (A Life of Louis Amstrong) by Terry Teachout, pp. 103-115
Chapter 13. Pops - Dave and Iola Brubeck - The Real Ambassadors by Steven A. Cerra and Ricky Riccardi, pp. 116-125
Chapter 14. The Real Ambassadors by Keith Hatschek, pp. 126-132
Chapter 15. Bix Beiderbecke - Indiana Twilights by Richard Sudhalter, pp. 133-138
Chapter 16. Otis on Bix, pp. 139-142
Chapter 17. Bix Biederbecke and Dick Sudhalter, Part 1, pp. 143-148
Chapter 18. Bix Biederbecke and Dick Sudhalter, Part 2, pp. 149-153
Chapter 19. Hoagy and Bix - "In A Mist" by Hoagy Carmichael, pp. 154-161
Chapter 20. Bubber Miley in the Jazz Literature - Steven A. Cerra Ed., pp. 162-171
Chapter 21. Jabbo Smith - "Starting at the Top" - Whitney Balliett, pp. 172-176
Chapter 22. Focus on Jabbo Smith - Don DeMicheal, pp. 177-179
Chapter 23. Henry "Red" Allen by Steven A. Cerra and Whitney Balliett, pp. 180-184
Chapter 24. Henry "Red" Allen by Martin Williams, pp. 185-189
Chapter 25. Cootie Williams by Stanley Dance, pp. 190-198
Chapter 26. Cootie Williams and Jo Jones by Whitney Balliett, pp. 199-201
Chapter 27. Buck Clayton: A Brief Biography” by George Hoefer, pp. 202-205
Chapter 28. Buck Clayton by Stanley Dance, pp. 206-212
Chapter 29. "Travelin' Man: The Peripatetic Buck Clayton" by Helen McNamara, pp. 213-218
Chapter 30. Harry James - A Six Part Feature - Steven A. Cerra, Editor, pp. 219-251
Chapter 31. Bunny Berigan - Whitney Balliett, pp. 252-255
Chapter 32. Bunny Berigan: "Boy with A Horn" - George T. Simon, Gunther Schuller and Richard Sudhalter, pp. 256-265
Chapter 33. Bunny Berigan by Dan Morgenstern, pp. 266-270
Chapter 34. "With Jimmy McPartland Swing's The Thing" by George Hoefer, pp. 271-275
Chapter 35. "A Good One-Two Jimmy and Marian McPartland” by Whitney Balliett, pp. 276-281
Chapter 36. Louie Prima - 1910-1978: A Brief Tribute, pp. 282-284
Chapter 37. Remembering Louie Prima [1910-1978] and Wingy Manone [1900-1982] - Lloyd Rausch, pp. 285-290
