Contents
Introduction
Prologue: Manhattan
Part One: Lester Leaps In
1. "....My Father"
2. "A Hot Little Number..."
3. Sunrise
4. Trumbauer Was My Idol
5. Salina, Kansas
6. The Blue Devil
7. Kansas City, All the Difference
8. Henderson and Heartbreak
9. Basie
10. The Confirmation
11. Perfect Harmony
12. Reproaches
13. Source and Spirit
14. The Rift
Part Two: Lester Leaps Again
15. It's Sad but True
16. Sidelined
17. Guardhouse Barracks Blues
18. Watch Your Step
19. Bebop, Cool, and Swing, Too
20. You Stupid Sonovabitch
21. Critical Reviews
22. Paris, La Louisiane
Notes
Bibliography
Discography
Index