Contents

1 Birth of the All Stars

3 King of the Zulus, 1949

4 Decca Days, 1950–1951

5 Personnel Changes, 1951–1952

6 The King of Jazz Meets the King of Swing, 1953

7 A Brush with the Law, 1953–1954

8 Columbia Masterpieces, 1954–1955

9 Ambassador Satch, 1955–1956

10 Wrath of the Critics, 1956

11 Showdown, 1957

12 The Rigors of Touring at Home and Abroad, 1957–1959

13 The Vicissitudes of Cardiac Arrest, 1959–1960

14 From the Dukes of Dixieland to Dave Brubeck,
1960–1963

15 Hello, Dolly! 1964

16 From the Iron Curtain to the Crescent City, 1965–1966

17 What a Wonderful World, 1967–1968

18 Winter of His Discontent, 1968–1970

19 Good Evening, Everybody, 1970–1971

Acknowledgments

Textual Permissions

Illustration Credits

A Note About the Author

Illustrations