"Described by the author as: 'memoirs of a jazz-crazed playwright ndash; some of the stories are autobiographical and some of them are true.' A very, very, readable book, Michael Parkinson. Rich throughout with smart lines and offbeat observations, Guardian. Terrific price, terrific read. It kept me turning pages like mad, Campbell Burnap. Masterly in its knowledge and poetic communication. . . Don't hang about, go out and buy it, Jazz Journal Illustrated by some extremely funny cartoons. . . and imbued with the humane wisdom that has made him famous"-- Publisher.