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Boston Boy: Growing Up With Jazz and Other Rebellious Passions
Boston Boy Growing Up With Jazz and Other Rebellious Passions Author:Nat Hentoff Through stories and portraits of the strong personalities around him, Nat Hentoff brings to life the political, familial, and musical forces that shaped his unique perspectives on the world. His love of jazz and his political stance put him at odds with his working class Jewish family and the predominantly conservative world of Boston of the 194... more »0s. In this memoir, Hentoff revisits his Boston neighborhood, filled with colorful characters, including militant candy-store owners and evil-eyed schoolteachers. Hentoff's journeys into legendary jazz venues draw the teenager even further away from his parents and into the world of jazz greats such as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus.« less