"The surprise page-turner of the year is Peter Levinson's life of the swing-era star Harry James."--Gary Giddins, The Washington Post Book World
"Encyclopedic and engaging...Harry James, his fabled horn, and the woman he won with it--Betty Grable--come to stunning life in this evocative tale of a time when big band music meant melody, virtuosity, and, yes, romance. Those were the good old days."--Mike Wallace, CBS News/Sixty Minutes
"Levinson writes the way Harry James played, which makes Trumpet Blues an absolutely brilliant book, about an absolutely brilliant horn player."--Robert B. Parker, author of the popular Spenser mystery series
"Impressive...a fascinating read not only for fans of jazz, but for students of 20th-century history, Hollywood, and the music business.... Levinson hooks the reader immediately."--Kirkus Reviews
"Graphic and superb, and rich in insider anecdotes, it hits all the high and low notes."--Bill Bell, The Daily News
"The surprise page-turner of the year is Peter Levinson's life of the swing-era star Harry James."--Gary Giddins, The Washington Post Book World
"Encyclopedic and engaging...Harry James, his fabled horn, and the woman he won with it--Betty Grable--come to stunning life in this evocative tale of a time when big band music meant melody, virtuosity, and, yes, romance. Those were the good old days."--Mike Wallace, CBS News/Sixty Minutes
"Levinson writes the way Harry James played, which makes Trumpet Blues an absolutely brilliant book, about an absolutely brilliant horn player."--Robert B. Parker, author of the popular Spenser mystery series
"Impressive...a fascinating read not only for fans of jazz, but for students of 20th-century history, Hollywood, and the music business.... Levinson hooks the reader immediately."--Kirkus Reviews
"Graphic and superb, and rich in insider anecdotes, it hits all the high and low notes."--Bill Bell, The Daily News
"The surprise page-turner of the year is Peter Levinson's life of the swing-era star Harry James."--Gary Giddins, The Washington Post Book World
"Encyclopedic and engaging...Harry James, his fabled horn, and the woman he won with it--Betty Grable--come to stunning life in this evocative tale of a time when big band music meant melody, virtuosity, and, yes, romance. Those were the good old days."--Mike Wallace, CBS News/Sixty Minutes
"Levinson writes the way Harry James played, which makes Trumpet Blues an absolutely brilliant book, about an absolutely brilliant horn player."--Robert B. Parker, author of the popular Spenser mystery series
"Impressive...a fascinating read not only for fans of jazz, but for students of 20th-century history, Hollywood, and the music business.... Levinson hooks the reader immediately."--Kirkus Reviews
"Graphic and superb, and rich in insider anecdotes, it hits all the high and low notes."--Bill Bell, The Daily News
"The surprise page-turner of the year is Peter Levinson's life of the swing-era star Harry James."--Gary Giddins, The Washington Post Book World
"Encyclopedic and engaging...Harry James, his fabled horn, and the woman he won with it--Betty Grable--come to stunning life in this evocative tale of a time when big band music meant melody, virtuosity, and, yes, romance. Those were the good old days."--Mike Wallace, CBS News/Sixty Minutes
"Levinson writes the way Harry James played, which makes Trumpet Blues an absolutely brilliant book, about an absolutely brilliant horn player."--Robert B. Parker, author of the popular Spenser mystery series
"Impressive...a fascinating read not only for fans of jazz, but for students of 20th-century history, Hollywood, and the music business.... Levinson hooks the reader immediately."--Kirkus Reviews
"Graphic and superb, and rich in insider anecdotes, it hits all the high and low notes."--Bill Bell, The Daily News