John Wriggle is a musicologist, composer, arranger, and trombonist. He has taught for the City University of New York, Rutgers University, and Boston University.
"Recommended." --Choice
"Blue Rhythm Fantasy is a wonderfully enlightening
experience. . . .A splendidly-documented exploration of an artist
and his musical world that will both answer and raise many
questions. "--Jazz Lives
The unsung artists and business people who were the backbone and
lifeblood of the popular music business in NYC in the 1930s and
'40s are finally the heroes in this excellent and extremely
well-researched book. This exciting new teaching tool brings to the
fore those crucial musicians who kept all types of popular
entertainment flowing by creatively and professionally combining
such diverse job titles as composer, arranger, orchestrator, and
copyist.--Benjamin Bierman, author of Listening to Jazz
"A fascinating study of an overlooked aspect of the musical world
that allows us to view artistic development with a greater
understanding of other forces: economic, social, racial, and
historical."--ARSC Journal
"Wriggle's work is well-researched, well-structured, and gives a
great overview of the Swing Era career of Chappie Willet, which is
further complemented by a thorough examination of his stylistic
'idiolect.'"--Journal of the International Association for the
Study of Popular Music
"Meticulously researched and elegantly written." --Music
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