Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club

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Introduction: Al YoungPreface: Keystone Legacy: Sascha FeinsteinThe Story TellersForward: Before There Was You
1. Todd's Tune: Todd Barkan
2. Begin the Beguine
3. The Space is the Place
4. The Back Room
5. Ora's Kitchen Ora Harris
6. Taking Care of Business
7. Rahsaan Roland Kirk
8. Teach Me Tonight
9. Bobby and Bags
10. Dexter Gordon
11. Compared to What?
12. East Side / West Side
13. Orrin Orates Orrin Keepnews
14. Bright Moments
15. Rifficials: Jack Hirschman
16. Then and Now
17. The End of KeystoneEnd Notes: My Years at Keystone Kathy SloaneKeystone Korner DiscographyNotes on CD Sascha Feinstein

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During the 1970s, when jazz clubs all over America were folding under the onslaught of rock and roll and disco, San Francisco's Keystone Korner was an oasis for jazz musicians and patrons. Tucked next to a police station in the city's North Beach area, the Keystone became known as one of the most important jazz spots in the United States. It was so beloved by musicians that superstars McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter, and Elvin Jones played a benefit concert just so the club could buy a liquor license. In this book, more than 100 black and white photographs, a collage of oral histories, and a marvelous CD of recordings from the club chronicle the Keystone experience.

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This book, on the basis of the text alone, merits a spot on the shelf alongside the classic oral jazz histories of Nat Hentoff and Studs Terkel

From the antics of the photo-laden backroom to the underground hype of Ora Harris' Keystone Kitchen, Sloane and fellow editor Sascha Feinstein leave no stone unturned. They examine the backstories of some of Keystone's most lovable characters . . . [Keystone Korner] is a delightful sensory overload definitive of the Keystone experience

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