"Duke used to say that the individual sound of a musician revealed his soul. Mick Carlon is a 'soul' storyteller." -- Nat Hentoff, author of Jazz Country"A ripping good yarn. . . . Plunges the reader into the world of Duke Ellington and the America o...
"When Louis was home in Queens, neighborhood kids would gather around as he brought them into jazz. His music still vibrantly lives around the world, and his spirit of humaneness lives in Travels with Louis by Mick Carlon, teacher of jazz to the youn...
"A fast-paced narrative. . . . compelling and intense reading, by turns funny, tender, and horrifying, Girl Singer is the real deal -- a captivating, well-told tale." -- Fred Kasten, Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist
"Carlon is a na...