Mcrae, Barry (Donald)
MCRAE, Barry (Donald)
MCRAE, Barry (Donald). British, b. 1935. Genres: Music. Career: United Distillers, Laindon, England, junior, 1951-58, assistant purchasing manager, 1958-68, purchasing manager, 1968-92; writer, 1960-. Publications: The Jazz Cataclysm, A. S. Barnes, 1967. The Jazz Handbook, Longman, 1987. Miles Davis, Apollo Press, 1987. Ornette Coleman, Apollo Press, 1988. Dizzy Gillespie, Universe Books, 1988. Address: 24 Bearwood Close, Potters Bar, Herts. EN6 5HJ, England.
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