A Moving, Funny And Beautifully Written Memoir By Musician, Dj And Writer Ben Watt Which Carefully Chronicles His Parents'' Lives, Their Marriage And Their Decline Into Old Agelonglisted For The Samuel Johnson Prize For Non-fiction, 2014''wise, Moving And Entertaining. A Major Achievement To Rival Any Of Watt''s Recordings'' - Guardian''a Poignant, Life-affirming Work'' - Financial Timesben Watt''s Father, Tommy, Was A Working-class Glaswegian Jazz Musician, A Politicised Left-wing Bandleader And A Composer. His Heyday In The Late Fifties Took Him Into The Glittering Heart Of Londons West End, Where He Broadcast Live With His Own Orchestra From The Paris Theatre And Played Nightly With His Quintet At The The Glamorous Quaglino''s.