1st Edition
Luck's In My Corner The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page
Foreword by Dan Morgenstern. Acknowledgments. Part I Texas Introduction 1. Cuero, 1900 2. Black Dallas, 1902 - 1923 3. Goin’ To The Territory 1926 - 1927 4. Texas Trumpeter Part II Barnstorming 5. The Blue Devils, 1927—1931 6. Ya Got Love, 1931 7. With Bennie, 1931—1935 8. Kansas City Man, 1935—1936 Part III Luck’s In My Corner 9. Home to Harlem, 1936—193 10. The Street, 1939—1941 11. The Big Time, 1941—1945 12. Uptown Jive, 1945—1949 13. Open The Door Richard, 1949—1954 Epilogue: Miss Larceny. Postscript Mr. After Hours. Discography. Index
Biography
Todd Bryant Weeks
"This book, Luck's in my Corner, is worth checking out because it's the total package... Todd's research is monumental and he's a fine writer... Todd's remarks are always on the mark, while his transcriptions are invaluable... I don't think anyone else can write another word on Lips without it being compared to this magnificent work." - http://Dippermouth.Blogspot.com
"On his soulful trumpet and as a riveting singer of the blues, Oran "Lips" Page was and remains a permanent jazz master. At last, there is a book that brings the man and his music fully back to life. Luck's In My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page by Todd Bryant Weeks is essential for any jazz library." -Nat Hentoff, Wall Street Journal
"In telling the life story of legendary jazz trumpeter Oran "Hot Lips" Page, author Todd Bryant Weeks has penned one of the major jazz biographies. Mr. Weeks has has crafted a beautifully written, deeply compassionate, psychologically insightful and multi-layered portrait of an extraordinary real life human being. I heartily recommend this book." - David Krakauer, international concert and recording artist
