In this delightful collection of anecdotes, Michael Colgrass invites the reader into his private encounters with Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Dizzy Gillespie and a host of other key figures in American music. Maverick to the core, his anecdotes, often humorous and profound, describe a pivotal era in American music that shaped this Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. A "must read" for music lovers.