[78-L] Lost Chords, lost and found

[Taylor Bowie]

Thanks to Jeff for his wonderful post.  It reminded me as well of a local 
jazz "authority" who told me in no uncertain terms that the book was racist 
and he would never read it...self-righteous prejudice and a closed mind make 
a great combination,  huh?

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Lost Chords, lost and found


>I first met Dick Sudhalter around the time that he was finishing "Lost
> Chords." Oxford U.P. originally did not want to publish such a huge book,
> and Dick luckily knew someone (I never found out who, and I really don't
> care) who paid Oxford some money so that the complete volume could come 
> out.
>
> I consider it one of the great historical volumes of the recent era of 
> jazz
> scholarship, and the accompanying 2 CD set a great collection to 
> underscore
> what he was trying to say in the book. The fact that several critics
> immediately called it a racist book was very hurtful to Dick, and I don't
> know that he ever got over it.
>
> I am delighted that you got a copy of this. I told Dick that after all the
> B.S. about it's content, that it would remain an important and much read
> volume. He started to see that happen before he died.
>
> He was a dear, dear man and a good friend, and reading the e-mail about 
> him
> and his book has made my day special. Pardon me for being sentimental, but 
> I
> miss him and his conversation very much. It was an honor to know him.
>
> Jeff Sultanof
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