- Hardcover
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books; Re-issue edition (2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1435104471
- ISBN-13: 978-1435104471
"Really The Blues" is the story of a white kid who fell in love with
black culture, learning to blow clarinet in the reform schools, brothels
and honky-tonks of his youth. Drawn by the revelation of the blues, he
followed the music along the jazz avenues of Chicago, New Orleans, and
New York, and into the heart of America's soul. Told in the jive lingo
of the underground's inner circle, this classic is an unforgettable
chronicle of street life, smoky clubs, roadhouse dances, and reefer
culture.
First published in 1946, Really the Blues was a rousing wake-up call to
alienated young whites to explore black culture and the world of jazz,
the first music America could call its own. Their spiritual godfather
was Mezzrow, jazz cat, bootlegger, and peddler of the finest gauge in
Harlem. Above all, Mezz championed the abandon available to those
willing to lose their blues.
2009 Edition
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