I Blew it my Way: Bebop, Big Bands and Sinatra Amir Tag Elsir Mohamed Berrada’s The Game of

Mohamed Berrada’s The Game of Forgetting (1986)

his fury knows no bounds

He was born and raised in Depression-struck south Wales and

dependent on the kindness of strangers to provide accommodation and food

This landmark publication of more than 300 poems reflects the sixty plus year publishing life of the late Leslie Norris

I Blew it my Way: Bebop, Big Bands and Sinatra Amir Tag Elsir Mohamed Berrada’s The Game ofPreface by Michael Parkinson Vic Ash, saxophonist and clarinettist, worked with the great popular musicians and entertainers. In this book he tells his fascinating stories of show business life, of touring with George Shearing, Shirley MacLaine, Fred Astaire, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Junior, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli and for more than 20 years with Frank Sinatra. As a first choice saxophonist and clarinettist for the