Helene LaFaro-Fernández ; with Chuck Ralston, Jeff Campbell and Phil Palombi ; foreword by Don Thompson ; introduction by Gene Lees
Denton, Tex. :
University of North Texas Press,
c2009
xxix, 322 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
North Texas lives of musicians series ;
no. 4
Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes discography
Introduction: Young Mr. LaFaro / Gene Lees -- La famiglia -- Geneva: the early years -- Early influences -- High school days -- Beginning bass to Buddy and Baker -- Transposition (1957) -- Working the West Coast (1958) -- Kenton, Goodman, and Monk (1959) -- New York: Getz, Coleman, and Evans (1960) -- Realization (1961) -- Last days -- Aftermath -- His music / Jeff Campbell, Phil Palombi -- Remembering Scott LaFaro / Bob Wooley -- When Sam met Scotty: a remembrance of Scott LaFaro -- Prescott restoration: the LaFaro legacy / Barrie Kolstein