big band jazz and the rebirth of American culture /
First Statement of Responsibility
Lewis A. Erenberg
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxi, 320 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-293) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Just one more chance: the fall of the Jazz Age and the rise of Swing, 1929-1935 -- The crowd goes wild: the youth culture of Swing -- Swing is here: Benny Goodman and the triumph of American music -- News from the great wide world: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Black Swing bands -- Swing left: the politics of race and culture in the Swing era -- The city of Swing: New York and the dance band business in Black and White -- Swing goes to war: Glenn Miller and the popular music of World War II -- The war in jazz -- Coda and conclusion: Red scares and head scares