Information AboutAlbert Murray |
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He attended the Tuskegee Institute and received a Bachelors degree in 1939 , and his M.A. from New York University in 1948 . In 1943 he entered the U.S. Air Force , from which he retired as a major in 1962 . His writing career began in earnest in 1962 , when he retired from the military. His first book '' The Omni-Americans '' ( 1970 ) was critically acclaimed. He is the cofounder of Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis . He is also the author of Essay collection '' The Blue Devils Of Nada '' ( 1996 ), '' The Seven League Boots '' ( 1996 ), novel '' Train Whistle Guitar '' ( 1974 ), '' South To A Very Old Place '' ( 1971 ), '' Stomping The Blues '' ( 1976 ), '' The Spyglass Tree '' ( 1991 ). He also co-wrote Count Basie 's Autobiography '' Good Morning Blues '' ( 1985 ). |
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