| Description |
xxii, 890 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Bands from Dixieland -- The New Orleans rhythm kings -- Emmett Hardy -- White New Orleans jazz in the 1920s -- White Chicago jazz, 1923-1926 -- Miff Mole and the original Memphis Five -- Red Nichols and his circle -- Adrian Rollini and the California Ramblers -- Revolutionaries from the suburbs -- Chicago jazz in the 1930s -- Bud Freeman and the tenor saxophone -- Dixieland --The Jean Goldkette and Ben Pollack orchestras -- Casa Loma stomp -- Dorseys and Boswells -- The Bob Crosby Orchestra -- Bix Beiderbeck and some of his friends -- Frank Trumbauer: the divided self -- Jack Purvis -- Bunny Berigan -- Guitars, solo and in combination -- Benny Goodman -- Artie Shaw (1): matchless music -- Artie Shaw (2): time and change -- Bobby Hackett: making it sing -- Red Norvo and Mildred Bailey (1): early Careers -- Red Norvo and Mildred Bailey (2): Mr. and Mrs. Swing -- Pee Wee Russell and Jack Teagarden. |
| Subject |
Jazz musicians, White -- United States -- History.
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0195055853 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195055856 (acid-free paper) |
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