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The Long Shadow of the Little Giant: The Life, Work and Legacy of Tubby Hayes
by Simon Spillett
(Equinox, £19.99)
THE turbulent yet brilliant jazz life of London-born tenor saxophonist Edward “Tubby” Hayes (1935 -1973) is powerfully set down in Simon Spillett’s biography.
Spillett is himself an admired exponent of the tenor horn and his intense musical insight, combined with a scholar’s commitment to detail, enables his protagonist and his musical world to come convincingly and movingly to life.
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