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The Woodchopper's Ball: The Autobiography of Woody Herman
Author(s): Woody Herman (Author)
- Publisher: Limelight
- Publication Date: August 1, 2004
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 0879101768
- ISBN-13: 9780879101763
Book Description
This is the bittersweet life story of a beloved bandleader who rose to fame and fortune, then spent the last 20 years of his life working to pay $1.6 million in back taxes. Written with Troup, jazz critic for New York Newsday, the book is a straightforward account of a successful career gone awry because of bad business judgment and misplaced trust. Long passages in which friends and band members reminisce about Herman add another dimension, for he was a humorous and compassionate man who helped a great number of musicians in their careers. – Publishers Weekly
