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Author:

Sultanof, Jeff, author.

Title:

Experiencing big band jazz : a listener's companion / Jeff Sultanof.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xxv, 207 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Big band music--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168), discography (pages 171-187), and index.

Contents:

Series editor's foreword; Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Timeline -- Some technical terms -- 1 The Earliest days -- 2 The First era -- 3 Interlude -- 4 The Explosion of the swing Era -- 5 The War and the recording ban -- 6 The singers take over the popular music scene -- 7 Rebirth and diversity -- 8 Toward a concert ensemble -- 9 Limitless possibilities -- suggested Readings and personal interviews -- Recorded sources and further listening -- Name index -- Song index -- About the author.

Summary:

Jeff Sultanof takes a fresh look at big band jazz, examining why the big band era started when it did, how pop music and big bands evolved in response to one another, and the key roles played by well-known band leaders and the bands they led.

Series:

The Listener's Companion

ISBN:

1442242426
9781442242425

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1014027879

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)