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Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milt Hinton
by Milt Hinton, David G. Berger
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Temple University Press (1991-05)
ISBN: 0877226814
EAN: 9780877226819
Dewy Decimal #: 785.420973
Paperback: 328 pages
SKU: 080121004
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: This copy is in excellent condition. There is a small inscription on the front-end paper. Otherwise, no visible markings, highlights, underlining, tears to text. Tight spine. Beautiful, clean, Black & White Photos. No Dust Jacket. Clean Soft Cover, with crease to front. Light/minimum shelf/edge wear. This Classic copy is worth having, at an affordable price. (5H-8)
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Milt Hinton, the "dean of bass players," has experienced the jazz world firsthand for more than five decades. A member of Cab Calloway's orchestra for sixteen years, he has played with most of the jazz greats of this century including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie. Throughout his career he has photographed artists and personalities in the music scene who have been his mentors, colleagues, and friends. In this book Milt Hinton presents in words and photographs an intimate view of the jazz world. This first person account of his life chronicles his early years in Vicksburg, Mississippi, his family's migration north, and his experiences growing up in Chicago's Southside. Colorful vignettes recall his first jobs as a professional musician and the texture of black urban life in the twenties. As Cab Calloway's bass player, Hinton was part of the New York City music scene in the thirties and forties. His memoir recalls his relationships with well-known musicians and band life on the road, especially as it was affected by segregation. His evocative descriptions of the Cotton Club, the golden age of Harlem, and the subculture of musicians portray a mythic era in the music world. From the mid-fifties to the late sixties, Milt Hinton worked as a freelance studio musician in New York. He describes the studio life, discusses the ways in which the music industry changed, and concludes with his recent activities in music. Throughout the book, approximately 200 photographs, most of which have never before been published, enhance the intimate stories that record a life, a way of life, and a cultural heritage.
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Customer Reviews
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Great biography with great photos
Rating  (5)
Date: 2007-05-09
Years ago, I found this book at the library and read it and then, bought my own. Milt Hinton is such a sweet cat, a great artist and a wonderful photographer. This history is an excellent eye-witness account of a young prodigy dealing with the stresses of being a traveling musician in an openly racist world and he develops an excellent record with his superb photographs, which make this book a classic. He also gives great insight into the personalities of other great, more famous musicians such as Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller, and of course, Cab Calloway. One of my favorite books.
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The greatest by the greatest!
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-04-17
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Milt was just about the best bass player there ever was -- and his playing was only matched by his wonderful personality. And the collection and stories reflect him, without any bull -- the way it really was!
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Photographic & narrative reminisences of road & studio life
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-04-27
22 out of 22 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is an incredible book! Milt Hinton was born in Mississippi, raised in depression-era Chicago, and embarked on a career as bassist with Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, and then as one of the first black musicians to cross the color line in the New York recording studios. The whole time, Mr. Hinton was documenting his travels in exquisite black and white photographs, which appear throughout the book. Hinton's memory is as sharp as his photographic skills, and the story telling is just marvelous. You won't be disappointed if you buy this one!
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