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1 online resource (608 pages) |
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Intro; Contents; Preface to the 1999 Reprint; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 Origins; Prelude: the Afro-American background; Ragtime; Proto-jazz and the earliest recordings in New York; New Orleans; 2 The Twenties Variations on the New Orleans style; The Chicago version; The classic style; New Orleans composer; The breakdown of the collective style; The 'second line': the Chicagoans; 3 The Twenties Styles other than New Orleans; Chicago and Harlem small bands of the late 1920s; Midwestern jazz, Bix and the New Yorkers; The early big bands; Blues singers and jazz; 4 Jazz in Europe |
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5 Interlude: The Influence of jazz on European composers6 The Thirties and swing; The early 1930s; Major big bands of the swing era; Recording units from the big bands; 52nd Street; Swing continues; 7 Against the current Traditional survivals and revivals; 8 The transition to modern jazz; Notes; Bibliography; Index of LP titles; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Index of tune titles; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Index of musicians; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Thacker, Eric
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Fox, Professor of Entomology Charles
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Fox, Eric
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| ISBN |
9780567269690 |
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0567269698 |
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