A Biography
by Jane W. Hickman
and Delon Lyren
CONTENTS
1 A Sense of Awe
2 Mexican Roots
3 The Boy and the Bandit
4 Crossing the Border
5 Amor
6 The Swinging Door
7 And Then There Were Four
8 A Single Spotlight
9 The Motivator
10 In Black and White
11 Health Problems
12 For the Love of It
13 Accolades and Remembrances
APPENDIX
The Mendez Teaching And Performing ConceptsSummit Books 1994
Mendez Trumpet Recordings
Mendez Trumpet Compositions
Mendez Tours
Rafael Mendez: The Timeline of His Life
Author Sketches