Central Avenue sounds
Subtitle: Gerald Wiggins
By: interviewed by Steven L. Isoardi.
Contributors: Isoardi, Steven Louis, 1949- interviewer.; University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program.
Publisher: Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Wiggins, Gerald,; Carter, Benny.; Cole, Nat King, 1917-1965.; Collette, Buddy, 1921-; Douglass, Bill, 1923-; Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.; Gordon, Dexter, 1923-; Hamilton, Chico, 1921-; Hite, Les, 1903-1962.; Horne, Lena.; Kelson, Jack, 1922-; Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979.; Tatum, Art, 1909-1956.; American Federation of Musicians.; Jazz musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews.; Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Genres: Interviews.
Description: Wiggins discusses his childhood and education in New York City, his move to Los Angeles and his later music career. There is much discussion of his fellow musicians, musical styles, and the rise and fall of Central Avenue.