Unfinished Blues: Memories of a New Orleans Music Man

"The writing is where I dump my downs...The music is where I dump my ups."

In this heartbreakingly honest memoir, acclaimed jazz musician Harold Battiste Jr. revisits the highs and the lows of an unparalleled career. Born and raised in New Orleans, Battiste has served as an ambassador for the city's jazz tradition—and the African-American artists at the heart of that tradition—from East Coast to West, classroom to studio, soundstage to set.

A producer, Battiste launched the careers of Dr. Joh...