Harvey Brooks

Following a stream is a good course of action when lost in the woods, but listeners trying to find their way through the classic jazz of the '20s and '30s may find it hard to tell one brook from another. This is especially true in the case of pianist and composer Harvey Brooks, no relation to but often confused with pianist and composer Harry Brooks. The latter man is the one who co-wrote "Ain't Misbehavin'," among many other titles in a catalog as thick as a rich-man's wallet. Harvey Brooks, on the other hand, was a journeyman keyboard artist whose career began in the early '...