Swing from a Small Island – the story of Leslie Thompson Peter Daniels Mohammad al-Abbas – Women Novelists

Mohammad al-Abbas – Women Novelists in Saudi Arabia

translated by Alen Prowle

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Swing from a Small Island – the story of Leslie Thompson Peter Daniels Mohammad al-Abbas – Women NovelistsThe life story of a swing era trumpeter from Jamaica, a vivid and frank account of the remarkable life of a religious man with few axes to grind. Leslie Thompson (190187) was born in Jamaica, raised there at Alpha Cottage School, and joined the West India Regiment as a bandsman. He moved permanently to England in 1929 and played in dance and jazz bands in clubs and theatres, toured with Louis Armstrong, and worked with the most significant black