Sittin' in with Chris Griffin; a reminiscence of radio and recording's Golden Years

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2005

ML419

2004-065360

0-8108-5001-X

Sittin' in with Chris Griffin; a reminiscence of radio and recording's Golden Years.

Vache, Warren W. (Studies in jazz; no.46)

Scarecrow Pr., [c]2005

115 p.

$35.00 (pa)

This biography of trumpet player Chris Griffin collects his reminiscences of playing with the Benny Goodman band and the Ed Sullivan Show band and working with Charlie Barnet, Ziggy Elman, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, and Tony Martin. Black and white photographs and a discography are provided. There is no index.