In her book “Going Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band,” Fields chronicles her father’s life on the road during Jim Crow, a recording career that saw hit records in both the swing and rock eras, and how he maintained a band that gave many future jazz greats their first breaks.
Today legendary roots star Taj Mahal announced the release of Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa, released on March 8 2024 via Lightning Rod Records. Pre-order the album HERE. His latest project is an extraordinary set recorded live at the Tulsa studio best known as the home base of the late, great Leon Russell, a huge influence and personal friend of Taj.
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Sometimes a book comes along that fills gaps in our musical knowledge we may not have even known were there. Such is the amazing story of Ernie Fields (1904-1997), an African-American bandleader, trombonist and arranger who carved out a solid, four-decade career in popular music (Big Band, swing, ja