Dansite Reading Journal

The cover of "Goin' to Kansas City" by Nathan W. Pearson, Jr. features a vintage black and white photo of a jazz band performing, framed in blue.
Goin' to Kansas City

Publication Details

Type: Book
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1994

Reading Details

Pages: 320
Source: View Online

Reading History

1st read June 11, 2019 Kansas City, Missouri (US)

Highlights

Notes/Quotes

Of appeal to a niche audience at this point. I'm in that niche.

Many of the performers mentioned in this book were still alive when I became a jazz lover and I was fortunate to get to hear them. I enjoyed the addition of context to my memories of them performing late in their careers.