New York Post critic Deffaa presents the recollections of eighteen musicians, covering a wealth of American musical history--Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, sidemen with spirited tales of Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and others; Panama Francis, Lee Castle, the Basie Band, Maxine Sullivan, Mel Torme, Mercer Ellington, and younger stars Warren Vache and Scott Hamilton. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR