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

By: Material type: TextSeries: Listener's companionPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., 2017Copyright date: 2017Description: xxv, 207 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442242425
  • 1442242426
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • ML 3518 .S84 2017
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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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