Joe Maneri Serial Autobigraphy.pdf

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IN FULL CRYTHE SERIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH GABRIEL ESTHER MANERI


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1927 - 1937 "Early Memories"

I was born on February 9, 9!" #n New Yor$ %#&y' My (aren&s, To&o an) N#na, *a+e&o A+er#*a ro+ S#*#-y, I&a-y' I was an on-y *.#-)' /e s(o$e I&a-#an a& .o+e an) Ibe0an &o s(ea$ En0-#s. #n +y #rs& year o s*.oo-'

/e -#1e) a& 23 Me-rose S&ree& #n Broo$-yn, &o( -oor, r#0.&' I& was *a--e) a 4*o-)wa&er -a&4 &y(e o a(ar&+en& w#&. ra#-roa) roo+s'

Se1era- +es a +on&. +y (aren&s wou-) .a1e a +us#*a- (ar&y a& our4a(ar&+en&4' /e .a) a &y(#*a- 5uar&e& o *-ar#ne&, 0u#&ar, ban6o, an) +an)o-#n' My)a) (-aye) *-ar#ne&' I wou-) s#& as *-ose as (oss#b-e &o &.e +us#*#ans' I be*a+ee7*#&e) w.en I .ear) &.e+ &une8u( #& &oo$ a -on0 +e' T.e #rs& (ar&y &.a& I

re+e+ber was w.en I was &.ree years o-)' T.ese (ares wen& on &.rou0.ou&+os& o +y -#e &.ere'

My a&.er (-aye) &.e *-ar#ne& 1ery we--' My +o&.er was a se-8&au0.& s#n0er oo(era an) o-$ son0s' S.e, as we-- as I, -earne) &.e o(eras an) o-$ son0s ro+ &.eI&a-#an ra)#o s&aon'

My +o&.er an) a&.er were 0oo) s&ory&e--ers' My a&.er was e7*e(ona- as an#+(ro1#ser, *rean0 *o+e)y s#&uaons a& so*#a- 0a&.er#n0s' He )#)n:& &e-- 6o$es'He $e(& a 4)ea)(an4 -oo$ #n .#s )e-#1ery' A& +es, +y +o&.er an) a&.er wou-)s(on&aneous-y 0o #n&o a )uo (resen&aon'

/.e&.er we were s.o((#n0, a& a unera-, a we))#n0, or #n1o-1e) #n 6us& our )a#-y-#1#n0, we were a-ways 4on s&a0e4'

E&.n#* +us#* e7(osure )#) no& o**ur #n +y ear-y years #n Broo$-yn' Bu& I $new &.e$#)s on &.e b-o*$ were a +#7&ure o naona-#es'


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1938 - 1940 "Te Tea!ers"

In 9; or so-o *-ar#ne&' As a #rs& &ea*.er, .e was an aweso+e ro+an*' He #rs&&oo$ +e &o &.e -#1#n0 roo+ w.ere &.ere was an #n*re)#b-e +a.o0any )es$' Us#n0 ab-a*$ #n$we-- an) an*y (en, .e wro&e 4Eas& S#)e /es& S#)e4 an) 4Le& Me %a-- YouSwee&.ear&4' T.en we wen& #n&o &.e $#&*.en w.ere .e bo#-e) a (o& o wa&er &o+a$e s(a0.e&' /e sa& )own w#&. a +us#* s&an) #n ron& o us an) (u& &.e res.-y*o(#e) son0s on #&' He s.owe) +e w.ere &o (u& +y #n0ers or &.e #rs& son0' He&.en (-aye) &.e #rs& ew no&es an) .a) +e #+#&a&e .#+' T.ou0. I .a)n:& -earne)&o rea) +us#* ye&, I &r#e) &o o--ow &.e #n0er#n0 &o 0e& &.e +e-o)y o &.e son0' =Myab#-#&y &o +a$e a son0 a*&ua--y s&ar&e) w.en I was abou& s#7 years o-)' My Mo&.erwou-) 0#1e +e .a- =u((er (ar&> o &.e *-ar#ne& an) I wou-) b-ow 4soun)s4' T.#s&oo$ (-a*e w.#-e +y Fa&.er was ou&, or .e sa#) I +us& ne1er (-ay +us#*>'So+e+es I wou-) 0e& &o &.e -esson a -#&&-e ear-y &o .a1e un *.as#n0 .#s (re&&y)au0.&er Ros-yn aroun) &.e &ab-e beore .e 0o& .o+e'

One )ay, P#e&ro Bruno *a+e &o 1#s#& )ur#n0 +y -esson' He -as.e) ou& a& Mr' ?# Lu*asay#n0 I was (-ay#n0 an anue *-ar#ne& =A-ber& sys&e+> w.#*. was +y a&.er:san) &.a& I wasn:& -earn#n0 &o rea) +us#*' Now be0an +y se*on) *-ar#ne& &ea*.er'My #rs& &oo-s were a (ro(er *-ar#ne& Bo.e+ sys&e+, a so-e0#o boo$ by Pas5ua-eBuono an) a 0rou( o +e&.o)#*a--y wr#&&en *-ar#ne& boo$s by Leebre' He wou-)*oun& ou& -ou) .#&n0 &.e +us#* s&an) on &.e )ownbea& s.a$#n0 #&, w.#*. +a)e #&.ar)er or +e &o o--ow' S#n*e I was -earn#n0 )#sab-e), I *ou-) no& u--y un)ers&an).a- no&es, e&*' So I s&ar&e) &o 0uess &.e r.y&.+ an) (-ay #& o1er an) o1er -- #&soun)e) w.a& I &.ou0.& &o be *orre*&' I a-so +a)e 0oo) (ro0ress w#&. .#+' He-#1e) on E--ery S&' an) &.e -essons were #n .#s $#&*.en w.ere .#s w#e a-ways*oo$e) an a+a@#n0 )e-#*#ous s+e--#n0 )#nner' A&er a w.#-e .e (ur*.ase) a b-a*$

+a&er#a- .ar) *o1er 4e&u)e4 boo$ by Laban*.#' S&u)y#n0 &.#s an&as* boo$ ro+*o1er &o *o1er, 0a1e +e an a+a@#n0 &e*.n#5ue #n a-- sor&s o ar*u-aon (-ay#n0or#0#na- *o+(ose) +e-o)#es' T.ou0. I a#-e) a-- +y sub6e*&s #n 0ra)e s*.oo-, I0ra)ua&e) on &o .#0. s*.oo-'


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A& +y 0ra)uaon, w#&. Mrs' Au&or# a**o+(any#n0 +e, I (eror+e) anarran0e+en& or *-ar#ne& on 4La A#)a4 an) 4T.e+e an) ar#aon on R#0o-e&&o4 or*-ar#ne&' I be-#e1e I (-aye) we--' I +us& a)) P#e&ro Bruno was a-so a *.ar#s+a*

ro+an*' I a)ore) .#s bran) new -oo$#n0 Eb an) Bb *-ar#ne&s #n e-e0an& *ases'Here:s one s&ory I w#s. &o &e--' H#s *a& 4BeauBeau4 .a) a .u0e swe--#n0 on .erne*$' T.e )o*&or &o-) .#+ &o (u& .er &o s-ee(' No way, .e sa#)' A& .o+e, .e*onnua--y ba&.e) &.e swe--#n0 w#&. .o& *o+(resses' T.e o--ow#n0 wee$, w.#-e a&a -esson, .e .an)e) +e a (re&&y bo7 +a)e or a r#n0' I o(ene) &.e bo7 an) #ns#)ewas a s.#n#n0 0o-) (#n abou& one a .a- #n*.es -on0' /#&. a b#0 s+#-e, .e sa#)&.e swe--#n0 wen& )own ro+ )o#n0 &.e .o& *o+(resses an) ou& *a+e &.e 0o-) (#nro+ &.e *a&:s ne*$'

Jose(. Na-bone was +y &.#r) an) -as& &ea*.er on &.e *-ar#ne&' He was a 0en&-e+an bu& w#&. au&.or#&y' He &o-) +e I +us& s&u)y w#&. .#+ an) .e was r#0.&' My

e+bou*.ure an) &one *on&ro- was ba)' /ee$ a&er wee$ I was sen& .o+e &o )o+ore o &.e sa+e w.#*. was -on0 &ones #n e1ery (oss#b-e way' A-so s&a**a&o #n a--ways =be#n0 sure no& &o +o1e +y *.#n or +ou&.>' I was &o -oo$ #n a +#rror &o besure +y a*e, w.#-e (-ay#n0, +us& -oo$ -#$e I was )o#n0 no&.#n0' I *ou-)n:&un)ers&an) w.a& I was )o#n0 &.ou0.' I was abou& our&een years o-) an) be*a+e)#s*oura0e) an) *r#e) .ar) an) -on0' As usua-, +y +o&.er wou-) s*rea+ a& +ean) &o-) +e &o #++e)#a&e-y 5u#& +us#*' I& see+e) -#$e a-- a& on*e, I no*e) +ysoun) was 4(ure4 an) beauu-' I .ear) o1er&ones, +any nuan*es' ?ur#n0 +y+e w#&. Mr' Na-bone, we ne1er rea) any +us#*' Mr' Na-bone:s *-ar#ne& was a #ne#ns&ru+en&, &.ou0. #& )#) no& s.#ne -#$e Mr' Bruno:s' He (-aye) #& on-y on*e or +e'He &o-) +e .e .a) (-aye) w#&. &.e Tren&on N'J' Sy+(.ony' He 5u#& &.e sy+(.ony

an) -earne) &o &une a**or)#ons an) &.e ar& o urn#&ure +a$#n0' He +a)e a-- .#sown urn#&ure'

T.ese &.ree an&as* +en were *rea&e) 6us& or +e' T.e a*& &.a& I was -earn#n0)#sab-e), bu& )#)n:& $now #&, I wou-) sure-y .a1e a#-e) # I were a s&u)en& o &.e#rs& *-ar#nes& o &.e New Yor$ P.#-.ar+on#*'


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1941 "Lie i# $illiams%&r'"

A& our&een years o-), we +o1e) &o /#--#a+sbur0, Broo$-yn, a (o(u-a&e) Jew#s.0.e&&o' I #ns&an&-y be-#e1e) &.a& I was an I&a-#an Jew born #n A+er#*a, en6oy#n0 a--o &.e Jew#s. *u-&ure, 0es&ures, sou(, an) )an*es'

Ano&.er 1enue or +y +us#*a- u&ure was *e-ebran0 a Pa&ron Sa#n&' Se1era-&owns w#&.#n S#*#-y or Na(-es were b-esse) w#&. a +#ra*u-ous #n)#1#)ua- w.o wasres(ons#b-e or &.e )#1#ne .ea-#n0s o bo)y, s(#r#&, or un#5ue o**as#ons' T.e I&a-#an#++#0ran&s w.o *a+e &o A+er#*a *rea&e) I&a-#an 0.e&&os an) e-& *o+or&ab-ew#&. *e-ebran0 &.e sa#n& w.o .a) been #n &.e#r (as& &owns' T.ere were oo)s&an)s w#&. 0our+e& oo)s, )e*orae an) ese rows o -#0.&s, #n e7a*&

re(-#*aons w.#*. *onnue) or se1era- b-o*$s' S&ee- *ab-es were (-a*e) a*rossro+ bu#-)#n0 &o bu#-)#n0' G#r-s )resse) as an0e-s were .oo$e) on, -ow#n0 ba*$an) or&. #n +#) a#r' An or*.es&ra o woo)w#n)s, brass, an) (er*uss#on, w#&. ane7*e--en& *on)u*&or (eror+e) on a -ar0e, e-e1a&e) s&a0e' T.e .#0.es& -e1e- oo(era s#n0ers (eror+e) a+ous ar#as, an) a-so san0 #n )uos an) &r#os, )o#n0s*enes ro+ o(eras' Tra)#ona- o-$ son0s were sun0 #n a 1ar#e&y o )#a-e*&s' Two#ns&ru+en&a- so-o#s&s were *.osen &o (eror+, an) &.ey )a@@-e) &.e au)#en*es' Mya&.er $new a ew +us#*#ans w.o (-aye) an) &.ey a--owe) +e &o s#& on s&a0e or&.e )uraon o &.e n#0.&' T.#s was a (rooun) -earn#n0 e7(er#en*e or +e'

In +y #rs& an) on-y se+es&er o .#0. s*.oo-, I was (u& #n a +ar*.#n0 ban) =a

sy+(.ony or*.es&ra> an) (-aye) bassoon'

A& &.a& +e, 92 #n Broo$-yn, &.ere were +any )an*e ban)s an) )an*e ban)*on&es&s' My ban) was )#eren&' My (ersona-#&y, a-ways see$#n0 &o be un#5ue,or+e) an a-- ree) an) r.y&.+ se*on' T.e ban) was a 0ran) su**ess' /NY% *#&yra)#o s&aon 0a1e us &.e o((or&un#&y &o (-ay on &.e a#r or 2 *onse*ue wee$s'/e re*e#1e) bo7es u-- o an +a#-' I& +#0.& .a1e been &.e on-y ree) ban) a& &.e+e' I $now -a&er on &.ere was a (roess#ona- ree) ban)' I& +#0.& .a1e been G-enGrey'

1942 - 1943 "Early (i's"

My #rs& 0#0 a& 3 was #n a ne#0.bor.oo) bar' So+eone w.o was #n +y ban) *a--e)+e' I &.#n$ #& was %ar- S&ab#-e, a &enor sa7o(.on#s&' He was a &a-- s$#nny 0uy w.owore (e0 (an&s' I )on:& re+e+ber w.e&.er I (-aye) a-&o an) *-ar#ne& or 6us&*-ar#ne&' My a&.er )ro((e) +e o' As I wa-$e) #n &.e *-ub, I .a) &o wa-$ by a -on0bar &o &.e ba*$ w.ere &.ere was a ban)s&an) w#&. *.a#rs an) &ab-es an) a s+a--)an*e -oor'


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I& a-- see+e) -#$e a )rea+' I e-& +y .ea) was e+(&y' I *ou-)n:& &.#n$ a& a--' I wen&&.rou0. &.e +oons o 0e&n0 on &.e ban)s&an) &o 0e& +y #ns&ru+en&s rea)y &o

(-ay'

Bu& a-- o a su))en, I re+e+ber (-ay#n0 &.e #rs& son0' I *ou-) a-+os& see us (-ayr#0.& nowC%ar- S&ab#-e w.o was &o +y r#0.& an) Me-1#n 4Re)4 O-son was (-ay#n0(#ano' He wore a w.#&e s.#r& an) &.e *o--ar was s&ar*.e) an) unbu&&one)' He(-aye) $#n) o a boo0#e woo0#e' T.en a (-u+( -a)y #n .er 2D:s 4 a Re) Ho&Ma++a4, s&ar&e) &o s#n0' 4 One o &.ese )ays, you:re 0onna +#ss +e .oney'4 I&was 0rea&'

I re*a-- %ar- .a) &o -ea1e &.e ban) a& so+e (o#n& an) I was &o &a$e o1er' I& a-- wen&we--' /e &.en .a) an au)#on a& an a0en&:s o#*e' H#s na+e was Ja*$ M#--er' He

.a) a +ous&a*.e, an) w.en I (-aye), .e wou-) s+#-e' I $new .e -#$e) +y (-ay#n0'S.or&-y a&er, we )#) a &our' T.e ban) was *a--e) 4&.e uar&ones4' Bob Fe-#n#(-aye) e-e*&r#* 0u#&ar, Pa& Mon&y (-aye) bass, Me-1#n 4Re)4 O-son (-aye) (#ano,an) I (-aye) a-&o sa7 an) *-ar#ne&' Our #rs& 0#0 was #n S*.ene*&a)y' I .a1ebeauu- (#*&ures w#&. &.e ban) (os#n0 as # (-ay#n0' I won)er .ow +any son0s I$new /e ne1er rea) +us#*' In one (#*&ure &a$en w#&. &.e ban), you see +e(-ay#n0 sa7 an) *-ar#ne& a& &.e sa+e +e or .o-)#n0 +y *-ar#ne& way u( #n &.e a#r'

4Re)4 O-son an) I were &.e e7*#n0 (-ayers' I )#)n:& $now any *.or)s &o son0s' I6us& (-aye) so+e&.#n0 w#&. 0rea& en&.us#as+' I +us& .a1e (-aye) we-- or Ire*e#1e) +u*. a((-ause an) was -#$e) by a--' A0a#n, I .a) no #)ea w.a& I was

(-ay#n0 I 6us& re*a-- e7*#&e+en&' A& &.#s (o#n& I 4so+e.ow4 .oo$e) u( w#&. o&.eruar&e&s an) (-aye) on &our an) a& .o+e' I say 4so+e.ow4 s#n*e I )on:& $now orun)ers&an) -- &.#s )ay &.e *#r*u+s&an*es o .ow I +e& &.e +us#*#ans I (-aye)w#&. ro+ " yrs' o-) &o a-+os& 9 yrs' o-)'

1944 - 194) "M&si!al (ro*+"

A& " yrs' o a0e, &.e 1ar#ous 0rou(s I (-aye) or brou0.& +ore s(e*##* )e+an)sro+ &.e ban)-ea)ers' A- Ban)#n# &oo$ +e &o N#*$:s ?#7#e-an) Ja@@ *-ub &o .ear Pee/ee Russe-- &o .e-( #n-uen*e +e' I was &oo #++a&ure &o un)ers&an) Pee /ee:s0rea& 0#&' I be-#e1e) .e was #+(or&an&, &.ou0. .#s &one an) +anner o (-ay#n0

&une) +e o =&o)ay I sy+(a&.#@e w#&. &.ose w.o #n) +y (-ay#n0 o)), #n&eresn0,0rea&, -a*$#n0 sw#n0, an) $now &.a& I was or&una&e enou0. &o 0e& o-) enou0. &obe .ear)' One re1#ewer sa#) #n 99D, w.en +y #rs& a-bu+ 40e& rea)y &o re*e#1eyourse-4 was re-ease), 4.e 0row-s a -#&&-e bu& &.a& )oesn:& +a$e #& 6a@@' I:+ 0-a) I*ou-) 0o ba*$ &o +y A-ber& Ay-er4>'


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Be-a B#@on# -e) a 0rou( I wor$e) w#&.' He (-aye) 0y(sy 1#o-#n' A*&ua--y, I )#) one0#0 w#&. .#s 0rou(' I& was a su++er +on&. a& a Ho&e- #n N'J' I& o1er-oo$e) &.eo*ean' H#s +us#*#ans were as un#5ue as .e was' T.ere was Her+an Ar+#ns$#,

*on*er& (#an#s& w#&. a .an)so+e (rooun) a((earan*e, Pau- Rosen, a br#--#an& a--aroun) (#an#s& an) *o+(oser o so(.#s*a&e) +o)ern (o( +us#*, a 1#r&uoso&ru+(e& (-ayer ro+ Russ#a, a +as&eru- )oub-e bass#s& an) Be-a, &.e -ea)er, a1#o-#n#s& on &.e .#0.es& -e1e-' Be-a wou-) swoon &.e (eo(-e w.#-e (-ay#n0 0rea&4s*.+a-&@4 a& ea*. &ab-e )ur#n0 )#nner' On one o**as#on .e )#)n:& ee- (.ys#*a--ywe-- enou0. &o (-ay an) as$e) +e &o (-ay &.e &ab-es on &enor sa7' I sa#), 4bu&Be-a, &.e sa7o(.one -oo$s -#$e a (-u+b#n0 su((-y (ar&4' He #ns#s&e) I (-ay an) #&wor$e)' T.#s o)) array o +us#*#ans or a .o&e- ban) was ne1er&.e-ess a su**ess' Iwas on-y " a& &.e +e, &.e youn0es& o &.e +us#*#ans w.ose a0es ran0e) ro+;D &o 3D years o-)' /e (-aye) *-ass#*a-, ro+an*, so(.#s*a&e) +us#* ro+aroun) &.e wor-)' Be-a brou0.& ou& o +e +y 0#&s, su*. as, (-ay#n0 an)

(eror+#n0 *-ass#*a-, ro+an*, S&rauss#an wa-&@es, &an0os e&*'

As I wr#&e abou& Be-a, I:+ rea-#@#n0 I )#)n:& (-ay any wron0 no&es' A+on0s& &.ese+ar1e-ous +us#*#ans w.o *arr#e) an au&.or#&y, an) w.o s&ron0-y a#r+e) +yab#-#&y #n +us#*, I e-& I +us& be 0oo)' T.e a*& &.a& &.ey were Euro(ean +ean& I*ou-) eas#-y #)eny w#&. &.e+, as I &oo e-& -#$e a ore#0ner' I so+e.ow be-#e1e +ywron0 no&es an) )##*u-&y #n -earn#n0 s&e++e) ro+ no& se--#n0 +yse- asA+er#*an born' My (aren&s ra#se) +e as a Euro(ean'

Ra-(. Se0re boo$e) +e #n a %.#nese Res&auran& a*ross ro+ &.e N'Y' Para+oun&&.ea&re' Here I -earne) &o (-ay s.ows' /e (-aye) ro+ ! noon &o ; a+' /e (-aye)

our s.ows a )ay, an) I was (a#) an ou&ra0eous-y s+a-- sa-ary' In &.a& (er#o) o+e #n .#s&ory, 9228923, &.ere were +any +us#* 6obs w#&. a s.or&a0e o+us#*#ans'

Abou& &.e be0#nn#n0 o 923, &.ere was a )e*-#ne #n 0#0s' I s&ar&e) 0o#n0 &o &.eMus#*#ans Un#on a& &.e Rose-an) Ba--roo+' A (#an#s& I $new ro+ N'Y' Sa+ ?#Mar#o, *a--e) +e &o )o w.a& was &o be +y -as& 0#0 as an #0noran& +us#*#an' I& wasa& &.e R#n0s#)e Bar a*ross &.e s&ree& ro+ Ma)#son S5uare Gar)en' /e were aBenny Goo)+an &r#o' I )on:& re+e+ber .ow 0oo) I was as Benny Goo)+an' T.#s(-a*e was we-- $nown' I 0uess I +us& .a1e been 0oo) bu& I wasn:& aware &.a& &.#swas a .#0.*-ass 0#0' I s&ar&e) &o (-ay a wron0 no&e an) .ere a wron0 no&e &.ere'

T.#s +ay .a1e been &.e #rs& 0#0 I was #re) ro+' L#&&-e )#) I $now &.a& I was abou&&o e7(er#en*e w.a& brou0.& +e &o be a (rooun) +us#*#an' More abou& &.a& a&er Is.are 92, one o +y #rs&+os& Go):s +#ra*-e .a((en#n0s w.#*. a& &.e (resen&+e #s one o +any reasons or +e &o wr#&e +y -#e #n &.#s -#e'

I:) -#$e &o +enon one #n*#)en& &.a& o--owe) +e or &.e res& o +y -#e' ?ur#n0#n&er+#ss#on, I was s&an)#n0 ou&s#)e &.e res&auran& #n ron& on Broa)way -oo$#n0a*ross a& &.e -on0 -#nes o (eo(-e wa#n0 &o 0e& #n&o &.e N'Y' Para+oun&, &o seean) .ear +o1#e an) Benny Goo)+an an) .#s ban)' I was &.r#--e) &o be (-ay#n0


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a*ross &.e s&ree&' T.ere were +any (eo(-e wa-$#n0 by +e' Su))en-y a +an abou&2D years o-) an) I &.#n$ .e .a) a s+a-- bear), s&o(s #n ron& o +e' I .a) a &u7e)oon a& &.e +e' He &.en sa#) 4you are a +us#*#an4 I no))e)' He *onnue) 4youare 0o#n0 &o be 1ery a+ous' I $now be*ause you *u& yourse- a -o& w.#-e s.a1#n04'

I& +ay +ean no&.#n0 bu& #&:s a-so *o+or&e) +e +any +es'

194, "a#!e M&si!"

/.en I was abou& n#ne&een years o-) I be*a+e a 4we))#n04 +us#*#an' As New Yor$%#&y was a s+a--er Euro(e, &.ere were o((or&un#es &o -earn )an*e +us#* ro+ a--o1er Euro(e 8 Ir#s., S*o&s., Po-#s., Fren*., Ger+an, Jew#s., an) +ore'

/#&. &.e .e-( o Guss Par)a-#s, a ree) (-ayer ro+ a Gree$ ba*$0roun), I was#ns&ru*&e) #n &.e au&.en* Gree$ #n&er(re&aon w#&. we-- $nown son0s' I& &oo$ +ea ew years &o (-ay #n a re-a7e) an) *reae way w#&.#n &.e Gree$ s&y-e'

In Gree$ an) Tur$#s. *-ubs on E#0.& A1enue, I (-aye) or &.e bes& be--y )an*ers' I-earne) &.e son0s an) was ab-e &o #+(ro1#se a-on0 w#&. &.e )an*ers: +oons,a**or)#n0 &o &.e#r +e-o)#*, +o#* (.raseo-o0y'

So a& 3 years o-), I (-aye) w#&. s+a-- 0rou(s #n .o&e-s, n#0.&s(o&s, we))#n0s, e&*'A& !D years o-) I (-aye) Gree$ +us#* or be--y )an*ers, we))#n0s, an) -ar0e)an*es'

T.ou0. I was en6oy#n0 (-ay#n0 an) #+(ro1#s#n0 #n Gree$, Arab#*, Tur$#s., an)Ar+en#an +us#*, +y .ear& a-ways a*.e) &o be a 6a@@ (eror+er'

T.e years be&ween " &o 9 were (rooun)-y #+(or&an&, as &.a&:s w.en I +e& Te)Harr#s #n 92' I be0an &o (-ay one &o &wo wron0 no&es (er son0' T.ese no&es wereusua--y one s&e( .#0.er or one s&e( -ower' I be0an &o be-#e1e I .a) no bra#ns #n +y.ea) an) &.a& I was 0o#n0 )own.#-- #n +y (-ay#n0' ?es(#&e &.#s &.ou0., I s-- e-& Iwas a 0#&e) +us#*#an'

194, - 1947 "Ma.i#' Ne* Frie#/s i# +e La#/ o Roses"

Tra1e-#n0 5uar&e&s an) &r#os s&ar&e) &o )#sa((ear' I& was rare or +e &o 0o &o =Mon'/e)' Fr#'> &.e .u0e +us#*#ans un#on a& &.e Rose-an) Ba--roo+ a& 3!n) S&' "&.

A1e' &o &ry an) 0e& a 6ob'

/.ee, .ere 0oes +y 0rea&es& s&ory e1er &o-)' T.#s #s w.ere #& a-- be0an 8 +y Lan)o Roses Ba--roo+ #n a o0 #--e) s+o$e s*reen ro+ *#0are&&es' T.ere were we--)resse) #+(or&an& -oo$#n0 +us#*#ans, (robab-y ree -an*e s&u)#o +us#*#ans #n one*orner an) a -ar0er *on0-o+era&e 0rou( o +us#*#ans bun*.e) #n 0rou(s o &.ree,


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our an) +ore, &.ou0. ro+ a )#s&an*e &.ey a-- a((eare) as one .u0e 0rou('T.ese were *a--e) 4*-ub )a&e +us#*#ans4' T.e bus#es& an) +ore -u*raesu**essu- 0rou(s were #n &.e 4Jew#s.4 bus#ness, #'e', we))#n0s, Bar M#&@1a.s, e&*'

T.e res& were +#7e) 0rou(s o s(e*#a-&y e&.n#* we))#n0s, -#0.& 6a@@ (o(, s.ow(-ay#n0 +us#*#ans, s-ea@y s&r#( 6o#n&s, a s(an o ne#0.bor.oo) 4)an*e .a--s4, s+a--*-ubs, an) o&.er' As I wa-$e) #n&o Lo*a- , were ro+ !2 &o 3D years o-)'

I #na--y 0o& &o &.e o&.er s#)e o &.#s *row) an) no*e) a -ar0e se*on o &.ere+a#n)er o &.e Ba--roo+ &o be e+(&y o (eo(-e' As I -oo$e), I s(o&&e) &.ree

+us#*#ans .u))-e) &o0e&.er s&an)#n0 by a -ar0e roun) (o-e' T.ey -oo$e) $#n) os&ran0e' T.ere was Te) Harr#s, abou& s#7 ee& &a--, &a-$#n0 e7*#&e)-y bu& 5u#e&-y w#&..#s ar+ +o1#n0 0en&-y an) .#s (#n$y (o#nn0 orwar)' An0e-o Muso-#no, abou& #1eee& &a-- w.o s&oo) s&ra#0.& w#&. .#s ee& so-#)-y on &.e 0roun)' An) A-)oLanran*o, (er.a(s #1e ee& &en, 5u#&e s$#nny w#&. a *a1e) #n *.es& ye& .an)so+ean) w#&. a s-#0.& s+#-e' I wa-$e) o1er an) 6o#ne) &.e+ s&an)#n0 by &.e (o-e' T.e#r+anner o s&an)#n0 an) &a-$#n0 an) a-so &.e way &.ey -oo$e) was )#eren& ro+&.e o&.er +us#*#ans' T.ey -oo$e) &o +e, a& &.a& +e, as .a1#n0 a )#eren& reasonor be#n0 &.ere' I see now &.a& I saw &.e+ as 1ery unusua- (eo(-e' I:+ sure I e-&1ery *o+or&ab-e s&an)#n0 w#&. &.e+' U( &o &.#s (o#n& I was ner1ous an)a((re.ens#1e' I& e-& 0oo) be#n0 near &.e+, -#$e &.ey were &.e a+#-y I w#s.e) I

.a)' I& wasn:& bo-)ness on +y (ar& &o wa-$ u( &o &.e+ an) s&an) &.ere' T.e aura&.ey e7u)e) was o 0rea& -o1e' Pea*e *a+e o1er +e, &.ou0. a& &.#s +e I wasba&&ere) w#&. e7&re+e sa)ness' As ye&, no& $nown &o +e, Te), Mu@@y, an) A-)owere e7&raor)#nary +us#*#ans an) s&u)#e) w#&. Jose S*.+#), s&u)en&s o A-banBer0 w.o was a s&u)en& o Arno-) S*.oenber0' Jose S*.+#), w.o was soon &obe*o+e +y &ea*.er, was a-so a *on)u*&or un)er e+e-#ns$y' I:+ sure &.e


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/.en I .a) &o answer a 5ueson, I re+e+ber &e--#n0 +y +#n) =&.ou0. I $new Iwasn:& ab-e &o un)ers&an)> &o 0uess an) &.en 0#1e an answer' In &.#s *ase, &.e

&.ou0.& &.a& *a+e &o +e was 4&.ey +us& +ean +y wron0 no&es4' In&u#e-y I)e)u*e) &.a& s#n*e &.ey were 1ery )#eren&, #& +us& +ean +y wron0 no&es #sw.a& &.ey wan&e)' A-- +y -#e +y +o+ an) &ea*.ers &o-) +e I a-+os& ne1er 0e&any&.#n0 *orre*&' /#&. assuran*e I &a-$e) abou& +y wron0 no&es a& w.#*. &.ey&.en -au0.e) an) 0#00-e) an) &.en as$e) +e &o 0o &o &.e 4%.es&er#e-) *-ub4 &.eo--ow#n0 n#0.& an) au)#on' I 5u#*$-y wen& .o+e &o (ra**e +ore wron0 no&es'

/e s&ar&e) our #rs& son0 &.e o--ow#n0 e1en#n0' I (-aye) +any wron0 no&es' O*ourse &.e boss o &.e *-ub *a+e ou& #n ron& o us an) ye--e) 40e& r#) o &.esa7o(.one4' A&er *a-+#n0 )own &.e boss, Te) sa#) I (-ay 0rea& bu& 4)o -ess wron0no&es4'

Te) as$e) +e, )ur#n0 #n&er+#ss#on, w.a& +y (-ans were as a +us#*#an' I ne1er&.ou0.& abou& #& bu& $new &.e r#0.& answer was &o be a s&u)#o +us#*#an )es(#&e&.e a*& I was we-- aware o no& .a1#n0 &.e r#0.& 5ua-##*aons'

Te) &o-) +e &.en &.a& Mu@@, A-)o, .#+se- an) so+e+es o&.ers .un0 ou& e1eryMon)ay n#0.& s.ar#n0 +us#*, boo$s, (o-#*s an) +ore' I wen& e1ery Mon)ay n#0.&an) 4/ow48 I -earne)' I -earne) I )#)n:& -#$e ?ebussy be*ause #& re+#n)e) +e o(sy*.o +o1#es' I -earne) abou& Les&er Youn0, Mo@ar&, Bee&.o1en, Te))y /#-son,S&ra1#ns$y, S*.oenber0, arese =no& %.ar-#e Par$er ye&>, A-)ous Hu7-ey, T.o+asMann, ?os&oye1s$y an) &.e .#s&ory o &.e wor-)'

In &.e be0#nn#n0, I oun) I was unab-e &o rea) any boo$' T.e 1o*abu-ary wasbeyon) +e' T.e +ean#n0 o sen&en*es, no& un)ers&an)#n0 a (-o& or #n*#)en&s' So Irea) ea*. boo$ as +any as #1e &o &en +es'

T.#s was )ur#n0 M*%ar&.y#s+' T.e 4?a#-y /or$er4, w.#*. was a -e& w#n0news(a(er, *ou-) on-y be (ur*.ase) a& news s&an)s' /e wou-) as$ or &.e N'Y'T#+es news an) we re*e#1e) &.e T#+es w#&. &.e ?a#-y /or$er s&u*$ #ns#)e' T.erewere *r#ues on a-- sor&s o (o-#*s, a -#s& o -e& w#n0 wr#&ers su*. as Ma7#+Gor$y an) Howar) Fas&'

On Mon)ay n#0.&s, as we--, we #+(ro1#se) w#&. s&an)ar)s' A-&.ou0. I )#)n:& $now*.or) *.an0es, I was ab-e &o (-ay by ear' T.#s was s.or& -#1e)' Te))y (o#n&e) ou&&.a& &.e 6a@@ o &.e )ay was we-- es&ab-#s.e) w#&. 0rea& (-ayers a-rea)ya**o+(-#s.e) an) su**essu-' Bubb-#n0 w#&. e7*#&e+en&, .e wan&e) us &o #n) our1o#*e &.rou0. new (a&.s' So .e (us.e) us &owar) ! 4ree4 no&es so as &o a1o#)&ona-#&y' I& was e7*#n0 &o (-ay +e-o)#* 6a@@8-#$e (.rases w#&.ou& &ona-#&y'


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A-so on Mon)ay n#0.&s, &.ere were -on0 )#s*uss#ons o &.eor#es o +us#* #'e',.ar+ony, +e-o)#* #+(-#*aons, an) r.y&.+' I oun) Mo@ar& an) *-ass#*a- +us#*.ar) &o un)ers&an)' I -o1e) S*.oenber0 be*ause #& .a) a-- &.e wron0 no&es a&

on*e'

As or 6a@@, &.ey &au0.& +e abou& &.e *urren& 6a@@ (-ayers o &.e )ay' T.ou0. we)#)n:& )o a s&u)y on (a#n&ers or &.e s*#en*es or +a&., I e-& &.a& by 93D I .a) &.ee5u#1a-en& o a )o*&ora&e'

For a s.or& +e we .a) a s+a-- o--ow#n0 a& a 6a@@ *-ub aroun) 92" #n Greenw#*.#--a0e, N'Y' T.ere wou-) be s+a-- -#nes o 6a@@ +us#*#ans *o+#n0 &o .ear us' Ja@@(-ayers *o+(-#+en&e) +e &.ou0. I wasn:& sure w.y s#n*e I was (-ay#n0 by s+e--an) #n&u#e &rans*en)en*e' I )#) no& un)ers&an) s&y-es' I was &.r#--e) a& (-ay#n0a-- &.e wron0 no&es an) be &o-) &.a& I was 0oo)' Be&ween &.e 6a@@ #n-e*ons an)

&.e bran) new no&es, soun)s an) r.y&.+, I en6oye) *rean0 +us#*' Many years-a&er, I rea) a s&a&e+en& by Bee&.o1en, #n w.#*. .e sa#) 4I &.an$ Go) or 0#1#n0+e &.e 0#& &o rea*. or &.e una&&a#nab-e4' T.e s(#r#& an) sou- o 6a@@, w.#*. *a+ero+ 0rea& suer#n0 as s-a1es, *rea&e) a un#5ue +us#*, an) ro+ &.e sou- o ourAr#*an A+er#*an bro&.ers, &.e suer#n0 s(#r#&s o (a#n r#((e) o(en &.e .ear& oear-y 4b-a*$ s(#r#&ua-s4 &o +us#* ne1er beore .ear)' I be-#e1e, ro+ ear-y*.#-).oo), I .a) &.e sa+e $#n) o suer#n0, as a s-a1e &o +y +o&.er:s erra*,a-+os& #nsane, be.a1#or' U(on +y #rs& .ear#n0 o 6a@@ +us#*, I #)en#e) w#&. +yB-a*$ e--ows' T.e *a--#n0 soun)s, wa#-#n0, s*rea+#n0 4)on:& &a$e +y baby 8 )on:&&a$e +y baby4 s-- .aun&s +e &o)ay'

194, - 19)8 "Te I#l&e#!e o ose !mi/"

My +us#* s&u)#es un)er Jose S*.+#) were ro+ 92 &o 93


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/.en .e #na--y +e& S*.oenber0, &.e new (os#on -e& .#+ -#&&-e +e, so .es&u)#e) w#&. A-ban Ber0'

S*.+#) was an a**o+(-#s.e) *on)u*&or, or0an#s&, an) (#an#s& an) *ou-) (-ay &.e

1#o-#n as we--' A&er a s.or& +e, .e be*a+e ass#s&an& *on)u*&or &o An&on one+e-#ns$y'

/.#-e *on)u*n0 #n a (o-#*a- ra--y a0a#ns& H#&-er, &wo news+en rus.e) .#+ an).#s w#e &o a &ra#n 0o#n0 &o Par#s, Fran*e, r#0.& a&er &.e *on*er&' H#s -#e was&.rea&ene) se1era- +es' T.en ro+ Par#s, w#&. S*.oenber0:s .e-( =S*.oenber0reerre) &o S*.+#) as .#s 0o)a&.er &ea*.er>, .e wen& &o %a-#orn#a w.ere .es&aye) w#&. S*.oenber0 an) -a&er se&&-e) #n New Yor$ %#&y'

/e wor$e), us#n0 S*.oenber0:s THEORY OF HARMONY #n Ger+an =w.#*. S*.+#)rea) &o us> as S*.+#) &rans-a&e)' T.rou0.ou& &.e enre boo$, as a wee$-y -esson,

we were en*oura0e) &o *o+(ose ! &o !D (.rases #n .ar+ony wee$-y'S*.oenber0:s as&on#s.#n0 w#s)o+ #n .ar+ony *ause) wor$ a+oun&s beyon) &.eor)#nary, ro+ our &o s#7 (ar& .ar+ony'

In *oun&er(o#n& we #--e) o1er " +anus*r#(& boo$s a& DD (a0es ea*.' A&er*o+(-en0 a-- s(e*#es #n &r#(-e a+oun&s ro+ &.e nor+ 3&. an) &. *en&ury' /e*o+(ose) u-- +asses #n &.ree an) our (ar& +o&e&s' /e e7a+#ne) Pa-es&r#na, ?#Laso, an) #*&or#o as we--' ?u&*. +as&ers were a-so #n*-u)e)'

T.en #n +o#e) &e*.n#5ues, #n)e(en)en&-y, we wen& &.rou0. &.e .ar+ony boo$

a0a#n &.rou0. a-- &.e +o)u-aon &.rou0. &o 3 (ar& *oun&er(o#n&'

T.en we *o+(ose) a *ou(-e o *an&a&as, D (#ano u0ues, one or0an u0ue an) a)oub-e u0ue or s&r#n0 5uar&e&'

T.en we be0an Ga1o&&e:s *o+(os#on' /e *o+(ose) &.rou0. a-- &.e or+s o*-ass#*a- +us#*, or s&r#n0 5uar&e&s, &r#os, 5u#n&e&s, (#ano +us#* &.rou0. a-- &.e*-ass#*a-, &.en Ro+an*, &.en &.rou0. &.e be0#nn#n0 o &.e !D&. *en&ury'

S*.+#) was -#$e a (a(a &o a-- o .#s s&u)en&s' He *oo$e) or us, &oo$ us a-- ou& &o-un*., wa-$e) us &o &.e &ra#n w.en we wen& .o+e, an) a-on0 w#&. us, )e-#0.&e) #n

wa&*.#n0 a-- o &.e 0#r-s 0o by'

On*e .e s&o((e) #n&o a bu&*.er s.o( an) (ur*.ase) a .u0e s&ea$ or +e &o &a$e.o+e an) ea&' S#n*e +y wor$ was so s-ow, .e:) say 4Ya., %.oe, a *o+(oser +us&ea& we--4 or on*e #n a .ar+ony -esson .e as$e) +e no& &o 0o .#0.er &.an A #n &.eso(rano' O *ourse, &.e ne7& wee$ I .a) one #ns&an*e o a .#0. A' He wa-$e) awayan) su00es&e) &.a& we .a1e *oee an) re-a7'


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S.ou-) -#s&eners o a1an&80ar)e an) ree #+(ro1#sers -#s&en &o S*.oenber0 an)Ber0 %er&a#n-y &.ey s.ou-)' To)ay:s (eror+ers an) &.ose o &.e (as& a-wayswere see$#n0' T.e na&ure o be#n0 a *reae #+(ro1#ser #s one w.o wan&s &o $now

#& a--' %.ar-#e Par$er 1#s#&e) S&ra1#ns$y by $no*$#n0 on &.e )oor, unsure o .#+se-'I0or answere) &.e )oor an) %.ar-#e sa#), 4I:+ sorry &o bo&.er you, I +us& .a1e &.ewron0 a))ress'4

My +a6or *on*ern or &.ese -#s&eners #s &.e -a*$ o awareness &.a& &.ey .a1e or6a@@ .#s&ory'

T.e +#ra*u-ous s(#r#& o our B-a*$ e&.n#* +us#* +us& be #)en#ab-e &.rou0. &.esou- o #&s be0#nn#n0s'

T.e .orr#) (a#n o s-a1ery .as a*.e) beyon) &.e bo)y &o &.e sou-'

T.e son0 (.rase 4Go &e-- #& on &.e +oun&a#n4 an) 4nobo)y $nows4 .as rea*.e) &.ew.o-e wor-) w#&. #&s +os& un#5ue *a--#n0'

One o +y s&u)en&s &o-) +e &.a& .#s 0rea& 0ran)a&.er &o-) .#+ o a *er&a#n(-an&aon owner w.o *o+(-a#ne) &.a& &.e son0s &.ey san0 were &oo s-ow an)sa)' H#s 0rou( o s-a1es san0 &.e sa+e sa) son0 as&er, w.#*. +a)e or a .a((#er+us#*' As an A+er#*an, born I&a-#an, +y (aren&s *a+e .ere &o A+er#*a &o be ree'I, #n (rooun) sa)ness, a*.e or +y bro&.ers an) s#s&ers w.o (a#) &.e (r#*e os-a1ery &o be ree' T.#s +e+ory *anno& be or0o&&en'

T.ereore, &o)ay:s an) yes&er)ay:s &ra#- b-a@ers were o &.e sa+e s(#r#&' T.ou0. #n&.e (as& re1#ewers were no& as o(en &o &.e res.-y *reae +us#* o #&s +e,s(e*##* ne0aes were (o#n&e) ou&' To)ay:s s&y-#s* new +us#* #s -u+(e)&o0e&.er w#&. &.e &-es an) -abe-s 4a1an&80ar)e4 an) 4ree #+(ro1#saon4' S#n*e&.e +us#* o &o)ay:s *rea#&y #s no& &a-$e) abou& as #n &.e (as&, w.#*. was w#&.*r#*a- *o++en&s, &.ese -abe-s =a1an&80ar)e an) ree #+(ro1#saon> *u& ou& on*r#*a- obser1aon, -ea1#n0 *onus#on an) un*-ear -abe-s'


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os+s!ri+ a#/ !.#o*le/'eme#+s

A ew wor)s on .ow &.#s ar*-e *a+e &o be In su++er !DDD, AAJ +o)ern 6a@@e)#&or G-enn As&ar#&a an) Un#1ersa- Mus#*:s T#na Pe-#$an su00es&e) &.a& Joe Maner#be #n&er1#ewe)' T.#s wr#&er a**e(&e) &.e ass#0n+en&'

/.a& o--owe) (ro1e) &o be as u-- o sur(r#ses as &.e +us#* o Joe Maner# .#+se-'/.en (ro+(&e) w#&. a .an)u- o s#+(-e 5uesons abou& .#s -#e an) *areer=*o1er#n0 &.e (er#o) ro+ .#s b#r&. #n 9!" un- a0e !3>, &.e res(onse re*e#1e)was an en&.us#as*a--y *an)#) an) as&on#s.#n0-y )e&a#-e) ser#es o ane*)o&es'

I& was e1en&ua--y )e*#)e) &.a& &.#s s.ou-) be (ub-#s.e), sans 5uesons, #n Mr'Maner#:s own 41o#*e4 as an au&ob#o0ra(.#*a- narrae' T.e on-y a))#ons are &.e

#nseron o .ea)ers an) a s-#0.& rese5uen*#n0 o &.e or#0#na- &e7& &o (reser1e*.rono-o0#*a- #n&e0r#&y'

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T#na Pe-#$an =#n#n#&e (aen*e an) 0ra*e>

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en)ra Sue O-son =a7 &rans*r#(on, e)#n0 *onsu-&aon, an) 6o#e )e 1#1re>

Har1ey Pe$ar =w.ose won)eruar*-es on Joe Maner# +a)e +e re&.#n$ &.e

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