This is the true story of Louis Bannet, a Jewish jazz musician known throughout Europe in the 1930's and 40's as The Dutch Louis Armstrong. The story travels from the nightclubs of Amsterdam to the nightmares of Auschwitz, where Louis Bannet's trumpet rang out amidst happiness and horror alike. Jazz Survivor gives strong testimony to both the indisputable power of music and the indefatigable strength of the human spirit.
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Ken Shuldman. Jazz Survivor: The Story of Louis Bannet, Horn Player of Auschwitz
List of Plates
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1: Young Louis
Chapter 2: Pimps and Whores, Laurel and Hardy
Chapter 3: All That Jazz
Chapter 4: It Could Never Happen Here
Chapter 5: Hidden
Chapter 6: Play for your Life
Chapter 7: Barrack Five
Chapter 8: Life and Death
Chapter 9: Last Dance of the Gypsies
Chapter 10: From One Hell to Another
Chapter 11: G I Lou
Chapter 12: Picking Up the Pieces
Chapter 13: Man Coeur Est Un Violon
Epilogue
Plates
Bibliography
Отрывок из книги
1.Louis Bannet, violin virtuoso. Rotterdam, 1925.
2.Anton Swan and the Swantockers. Louis Bannet is on the right, holding trumpet. Amsterdam, 1928.
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Later that night, Louis lay awake in his bed waiting for his older brother Isaac to return from work. Isaac Bannet worked for their Uncle Abraham at his blanket factory. When he came home, he walked into the room, sat on the bed beside Louis’ and removed his shoes.
‘Isaac, I’m going to give up the violin,’ Louis announced.
