{"product_id":"song-for-my-fathers-a-new-orleans-story-in-black-and-white-9781590513767","title":"Song for My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White","description":"\u003ci\u003eSong for My Fathers \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a young white boy driven by a consuming passion to learn the music and ways of a group of aging black jazzmen in the twilight years of the segregation era. Contemporaries of Louis Armstrong, most of them had played in local obscurity until Preservation Hall launched a nationwide revival of interest in traditional jazz. They called themselves \"the mens.\" And they welcomed the young apprentice into their ranks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe boy was introduced into this remarkable fellowship by his father, an eccentric Southern liberal and failed novelist whose powerful articles on race had made him one of the most effective polemicists of the early Civil Rights movement. Nurtured on his father's belief in racial equality, the aspiring clarinetist embraced the old musicians with a boundless love and admiration. The narrative unfolds against the vivid backdrop of New Orleans in the 1950s and '60s. But that magical place is more than decor; it is perhaps the central player, for this story could not have taken place in any other city in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Sancton \u003c\/b\u003egraduated from Harvard in 1971 and attended Oxford as a \u003cbr\u003eRhodes scholar. He is a former senior editor for \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eand a contributor to such\u003cbr\u003epublications as \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHe coauthored the international best seller \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Princess: The\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvestigation \u003c\/i\u003eand authored the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Armageddon Project\u003c\/i\u003e. A jazz performer\u003cbr\u003ein his own right, Sancton has toured extensively in Europe and has recorded\u003cbr\u003emore than a dozen albums, appearing alongside Woody Allen in the feature \u003cbr\u003efilm \u003ci\u003eWild Man Blues\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2007, Sancton was named Andrew W. Mellon Professor in\u003cbr\u003ethe Humanities at Tulane University, where he continues to teach advanced\u003cbr\u003ecourses in creative writing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811717906706,"sku":"9781590513767","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc7c1076-d0b4-4109-9513-009c5f3abf6d.jpg?v=1766488293","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/song-for-my-fathers-a-new-orleans-story-in-black-and-white-9781590513767","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}