Isbn: 9781881993421 - death of a bebop wife (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Softcover with whit stiff wraps. The covers are slightly soiled and worn but the contents are tight and clean. On the title page, above the title, Rutan has written her email and website addresses.; On blank page opposite the copyright page is a warm inscription from Lady Haig to "a friend of a friend." Grange Rutan, who was dubbed "Lady Haig" by Dizzy Gillespie, was Jazz pianist Al Haig's second wife. In this tell-all account of Haig's life she gives the reader an inside look at the jazz scene and the musicians, including their dark sides. He was one of the founders of Be-bop and played with greats such as Miles Davis, Eddy Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1969 he as acquitted of killing his third wife, Bonnie. In this book, Rutan dispute's Haig's story and describes his history of drug abuse and of violence.; no illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 534 pages; Signed by inscribed by author.…