{"product_id":"from-harlem-to-hollywood-my-life-in-music-paperback","title":"From Harlem to Hollywood: My Life in Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVan Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Fratallone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohnny Mandel\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a great story - a must for all music afficionados - this is legendary stuff. What a gift.\" - Mark Snow (prolific screen and TV composer of The X-files, The Rookies, Hart to Hart) \"Van Alexander knows more about the Big Band era than any man alive - and he's written it all in his autobiography.\" - James Bacon, veteran Hollywood columnist \"What a delight it is to have the recollections of one who was there, and was central to the development of the Swing Era, and so much of what followed...\" - Garry Giddens - author, columnist, artistic director of the American jazz orchestra \"Van Alexander vividly recalls and recaps all the great stories depicting his extrordinary career that began for him in Harlem at the legendary Savoy Ballroom. His anecdotes and association with many musical giants in Hollwood from Les Brown and Billy May, to Stan Getz and \"Sweets\" Edison. Meet them all in this wonderful book.\" - Richard Grudens - author of Stardust, The Bible of the Big Bands, and well known jazz musicologist. Van's life story is truly a bit of musical history, and it resurrected many fond memories for me. He was there at the beginning of the Swing Era, and recalls many great stories covering his early days at the Savoy Ballroom with Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald, up to and including his TV and picture credits and his collaboration with Michael Feinstein. I found his book 'unputdownable.'\" - Quincy Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Apocalypse Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42869489762366,"sku":"9781593934514","price":34.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/7683\/files\/NC8zbS94UXp3ajNkd0JpZWdMd0hVUT09.webp?v=1780835430","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplecomics.com\/products\/from-harlem-to-hollywood-my-life-in-music-paperback","provider":"Golden Apple Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}