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The Early Swing Era, 1930 to 1941
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Dave Oliphant
Book Code: GR0535
ISBN: 0-313-30535-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30535-1
480 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/2002
List Price: $125.00 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Musicians and nonmusicians with a focused interest in this period will find the book of great value, particularly for its extensive notes referring to recordings and for its many quoted opinions....All music collections.
    —Choice     January 2003
  • ...this reference provides information on swing's artists, methods, innovations, and recordings. Organized biographically, the book discusses individuals and groups important to the period, and considers their contributions to the music. Precursors to Big Band are also discussed.
    —Reference & Research Book News     August 2002
Description: The early swing era of jazz, from 1930 to 1941, represents both an extension of developments of the previous decade and an introduction of new tendencies that influenced subsequent periods of jazz history. Major big bands and individual artists established important styles that brought wide popularity to the music, while small groups created innovative approaches that determined the directions jazz would take in the years to come. This was a time marked by colorful band leaders, flashy instrumental soloists, showy orchestras, and engaging singers, and Oliphant's reference guide to this period is an invaluable source of information on its artists, methods, innovations, and recordings. Directing readers to outstanding performances available on compact disc, it serves not only as a scholarly historical and cultural overview, but also as a helpful guide for the layman. Organized in a biographical format, the volume discusses many individuals and groups that have not been considered so fully before, and provides a critical assessment of a major period in American music.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Precursors to and the Birth of Big Band Swing
  • The Name Black Bands
  • The Name White Bands
  • Other Black Bands
  • Other White Bands
  • The Small Swing Groups
  • A to Z
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001050119
LCC Class: ML3506
Dewey Class: 781
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