x, 193 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-189) and index.
Contents
The language: jazz as music -- 'A marvel of social organization': jazz as a culture -- Rhythm is our business: the swing era 1935-45 -- Telling the story: the representation of jazz -- 'An Analogous Dynamic in the Design': jazz as aesthetic model -- 'A tamed richness': jazz as myth.