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My sax life : a memoir

Title
My sax life : a memoir / Paquito D'Rivera ; foreword by Ilan Stavans.
Author
D'Rivera, Paquito, 1948-
Publication
Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2005.

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Additional Authors
Stavans, Ilan.
Description
xxv, 372 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
"Propelled by jazz-fueled high spirits, Paquito D'Rivera's memoir soars and spins from memory to memory. Beginning with the story of his father - a classical saxophone virtuoso and an educator - and his own fame as a child prodigy, D'Rivera riffs on everything from his childhood nightclub appearances, performing with clowns and exotic dancers, to his search for artistic freedom in Communist Cuba and his hungry explorations of world music after his defection to the United States in 1980. Opinionated, charming, lively, and humorous, like Paquito himself, My Sax Life is a fascinating look at a creative and talented artist."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Vidas
Uniform Title
  • Mi vida saxual. English
  • Latino voices.
Alternative Title
Mi vida saxual.
Subjects
Note
  • Includes index.
ISBN
0810122189 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2005015234
OCLC
  • OCM60516739
  • SCSB-5221659
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries