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The most famous Civil War name in Northern Virginia, other than General Lee, is Colonel John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost. He stands out among nearly one thousand generals who served in the war, celebrated most for his raids that captured Union general Edwin Stoughton in Fairfax and Colonel Daniel French Dulany in Rose Hill. By 1864, he was a feared partisan guerrilla in the North and a nightmare for Union troops protecting Washington City. After the war, his support for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant forced Mosby to leave his native Virginia for Hong Kong as U.S. consul. A mentor to young George S. Patton, Mosby's military legacy extended to World War II. William S. Connery brings alive the many dimensions of this American hero.

20 track compilation opens with the last tracks made for Mezzrow's own small King Jazz label. In the company of Sidney Bechet and Sammy Price, the clarinetist made some of his very best records, including "Funky Butt." When Mezzrow, Lee Collins and Zutty Singleton arrived in Paris in Oct. 1951, Vogue recorded close to 20 tracks within two weeks. On the first session, Claude Luter's band accompanied the American visitors. Mezzrow's features, "Black & Blue" and "If I Had You," reveal his charming