Central Avenue sounds
Subtitle: William Ernest Green
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: 1994
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
Subjects: Green, William Ernest, 1925-; Collette, Buddy, 1921-; Gordon, Dexter, 1923-; Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.; Jazz musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews.; Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Genres: Interviews.
Description: Green discusses his childhood in Kansas City, Kansas, his military career, move to LA, studies at the LA Conservatory of Music and his career as jazz musician and jazz teacher. There is much discussion of Central Avenue nightclubs, fellow saxophonists, studio work and the decline of Central Avenue.