num_pages: 208
description: This is the bittersweet life story of a beloved bandleader who rose to fame and fortune, then spent the last 20 years of his life working to pay $1.6 million in back taxes. Written with Troup, jazz critic for New York Newsday , the book is a straightforward account of a successful career gone awry because of bad business judgment and misplaced trust. Long passages in which friends and band members reminisce about Herman add another dimension, for he was a humorous and compassionate man who helped a great number of musicians in their careers. – Publishers Weekly
language: English
title: The Woodchopper's Ball: The Autobiography of Woody Herman
titlecomplete: The Woodchopper's Ball: The Autobiography of Woody Herman (Limelight)
genres: Music, Biography
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Limelight