Contents

• Foreword                            xi
• CHAPTER ONE "Bud and the Boys"                 1
• CHAPTER TWO "I Don't Believe it"                19
• CHAPTER THREE "Swingin' without Mezz"     28
• CHAPTER FOUR "The Time is Right"              38
• CHAPTER FIVE "Beat to the Socks"               47
• CHAPTER SIX "The Atomic Era"                    56
• CHAPTER SEVEN "Jack Hits the Road"         62
• CHAPTER EIGHT "I remmember Rio"             71
• CHAPTER NINE "After Awhile"                      83
• Selected Dicography                                         91
• Index of Names                                                99
• Illustrations follow page 46.