| Better Days Will Come Again: The Life of Arthur Briggs, Jazz Genius of Harlem, Paris, and a Nazi Prison Camp Contributor(s): Atria, Travis (Author), Sadzin, David (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1684576717 ISBN-13: 9781684576715 Publisher: HighBridge Audio OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - History | Holocaust - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 5.5" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Arthur Briggs's life was Homeric in scope. Born on the the tiny island of Grenada, he set sail for Harlem during the Renaissance, then to Europe in the aftermath of World War I, where he was among the first pioneers to introduce jazz music to the world. During the legendary Jazz Age in Paris, Briggs's trumpet provided the soundtrack while Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and the rest of the Lost Generation got drunk. By the 1930s, Briggs was considered the Louis Armstrong of Paris, and was the peer of the greatest names of his time, from Josephine Baker to Django Reinhardt. Even during the Great Depression, he was secure as the greatest trumpeter in Europe. He did not, however, heed warnings to leave Paris before it fell to the Nazis, and in 1940, he was arrested and sent to the prison camp at Saint Denis. What happened at that camp, and the role Briggs played in it, is truly unforgettable. Better Days Will Come Again, based on groundbreaking research and including unprecedented access to Briggs's oral memoir, is a crucial document of jazz history, a fast-paced epic, and an entirely original tale of survival. |
Contributor Bio(s): Atria, Travis: - Travis Atria is the author, with Todd Mayfield, of Traveling Soul: The Life of Curtis Mayfield. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Billboard, Wax Poetics, and other publications. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.Sadzin, David: - When he was seven, David Sadzin's first grade teacher gave him a paragraph to read out loud. She interrupted him halfway to proclaim him "The Ringmaster" in his class's musical extravaganza about the circus. He's been using his voice to get out of trouble ever since. |
