We Called Him Tom

When I first became a serious student of Jazz, one of the things that I enjoyed doing was reading about the lives of the musicians that created it. They gave the music the breath of life, and I found descriptions of their exploits, both on and off the bandstand, to be enjoyable, and, instructive. Bix, Prez, Bird, Trane and so many others were the people that not only created it, but also lived it, and eye/ear witness accounts about them are priceless.