Mitchell and Ruff

Mitchell and Ruff: An American Profile in Jazz / Foreword by Albert Murray / 191-page paperback / 5.38" x 8.5" / ISBN 978-0-9664913-4-0 / Publication Date: November 2000 View the curriculum guide here. "Highly recommended"—Library Journal "In this account of the world adventures of two splendid jazz artists, Bill Zinsser has given us one of the most exciting books about America's original art form that I've ever read. It's a revelation."—Studs Terkel Since 1955, Dwike Mitchell and Willie Ruff have been playing, teaching, and sharing jazz around the U.S. and around the world. William Zinsser, one of our finest chroniclers of American life, tells their story as he travels with the duo to China, to Davenport, Iowa, to New York City, and—with Willie Ruff—to St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, where Ruff journeys back to the roots of Western music in order to understand jazz's musical legacy. Zinsser also accompanies Mitchell and Ruff as they visit their hometowns in Florida and Alabama. We lis