The Early Swing Era, 1930 to 1941

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Dave Oliphant

ISBN: 0-313-30535-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30535-1

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480 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 5/30/2002

List Price: $125.00 (UK Sterling Price: £86.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

The Arts » Jazz
The Arts » Music (General)

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

About the Author: DAVE OLIPHANT is a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches English and has edited a scholarly journal. He has written extensively on music, including his historical study Texan Jazz in 1996, and has published several volumes of his own poetry as well as translations of Latin American poetry.

LCC Class: 781


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