Szwed, John F. 1936-Overview
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Most widely held works about
John F Szwed
Most widely held works by
John F Szwed
So what : the life of Miles Davis
by John F Szwed
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10 editions published between 2001 and 2004 in English and held by 1,282 libraries worldwide Based on interviews with family and friends, this account of the jazz great's life reveals the influence of Miles Davis' life on his work as well as the musician's persistent desire to re-invent himself.
Afro-American anthropology; contemporary perspectives
by Norman E Whitten
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3 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 992 libraries worldwide
Jazz 101 : a complete guide to learning and loving jazz
by John F Szwed
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6 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 959 libraries worldwide Provides an explanation of the basic elements of jazz, traverses the genre's history to see how it evolved, and profiles its key figures, theories, controversies, and role in American culture.
Alan Lomax : the man who recorded the world
by John F Szwed
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5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 727 libraries worldwide Folklorist, archivist, anthropologist, singer, political activist, talent scout, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, concert and record producer, Alan Lomax is best remembered as the man who introduced folk music to the masses. Lomax began his career making field recordings of rural music for the Library of Congress and by the late 1930s brought his discoveries to radio, including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Burl Ives. By the 1940s he was producing concerts that brought white and black performers together, and in the 1950s he set out to record the whole world. Lomax was also controversial. When he worked for the government he was tracked by the FBI, and when he worked in Britain, MI5 continued the surveillance. In his last years he turned to digital media and developed technologies that anticipated today's breakthroughs. Featuring a cast of characters from Eleanor Roosevelt to Lead Belly, Carl Sagan to Bob Dylan, Szwed's biography provides an account of an era seen through the life of one extraordinary man.--From publisher description.
After Africa : extracts from British travel accounts and journals of the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries concerning the slaves, their manners, and customs in the British West Indies
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2 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 604 libraries worldwide
Afro-American folk culture : an annotated bibliography of materials from North, Central, and South America, and the West Indies
by John F Szwed
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Book
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7 editions published between 1978 and 1990 in English and held by 559 libraries worldwide
Space is the place : the lives and times of Sun Ra
by John F Szwed
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6 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and held by 513 libraries worldwide Sun Ra - a/k/a Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount - was born in Alabama on May 22, 1914. But like Father Divine and Elijah Muhammad, he made a lifelong effort to obscure many of the facts of his early life. After years as a rehearsal pianist for nightclub revues and in blues and swing bands, including Wynonie Harris's and Fletcher Henderson's, Sun Ra set out in the 1950s to find a way to impart his views about the galaxy, black people, and spiritual matters through the various.
Folksongs and their makers
by Henry Glassie
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9 editions published between 1966 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 413 libraries worldwide
Crossovers : essays on race, music, and American culture
by John F Szwed
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3 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 348 libraries worldwide
Discovering Afro-America
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5 editions published in 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 176 libraries worldwide
Jazz 101 [a complete guide to learning and loving jazz
by John F Szwed
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Recording
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7 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 164 libraries worldwide "Jazz 101 is a fascinating entreĢe into the world of jazz, for the beginner, novice, or jazz enthusiast. Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than fifty years. Szwed's complete overview includes the major types of jazz and significant jazz musicians of the twentieth century; the roots of jazz, including its European and African influences; and recommended listening"--Container.
Private cultures and public imagery : interpersonal relations in a Newfoundland peasant society
by John F Szwed
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9 editions published between 1965 and 1966 in English and held by 121 libraries worldwide
The man who recorded the world : a biography of Alan Lomax
by John F Szwed
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Book
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 67 libraries worldwide Folklorist, archivist, anthropologist, singer, political activist, talent scout, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, concert and record producer, Alan Lomax is best remembered as the man who introduced folk music to the masses. Lomax began his career making field recordings of rural music for the Library of Congress and by the late 1930s brought his discoveries to radio, including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Burl Ives. By the 1940s he was producing concerts that brought white and black performers together, and in the 1950s he set out to record the whole world. Lomax was also controversial. When he worked for the government he was tracked by the FBI, and when he worked in Britain, MI5 continued the surveillance. In his last years he turned to digital media and developed technologies that anticipated today's breakthroughs. Featuring a cast of characters from Eleanor Roosevelt to Lead Belly, Carl Sagan to Bob Dylan, Szwed's biography provides an account of an era seen through the life of one extraordinary man.--From publisher description.
Black Americans
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Book
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11 editions published between 1970 and 1978 in English and held by 35 libraries worldwide
Negro music : urban renewal
by John F Szwed
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1 edition published in 1970 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide
Space is the place : the life and times of Sun Ra
by John F Szwed
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Book
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4 editions published between 1997 and 1998 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide
Afro-American anthropology contemporary perspectives
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Book
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3 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide
Afro-American folk culture : an annot. bibliogr. of materials from North, Central and South America and the West Indies 2 The West Indies, Central and South America
by John F Szwed
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1 edition published in 1978 in Undetermined and held by 6 libraries worldwide
Afro-American folk culture/ 2, The West Indies, Central and South America
by John F Szwed
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2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide more
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Africa African Americans African Americans--Folklore America Ashanti (African people) Audiobooks Bibliography Big bands Biography Black race Blacks Blacks--Folklore Blacks--Social life and customs Canada Caribbean Area Civilization--African influences Composers Criticism, interpretation, etc. Davis, Miles Ethnology Ethnomusicologists Folklorists Folk music Folk singers Folk songs Ghana Gullahs History Interpersonal relations Jazz--Analysis, appreciation Jazz musicians Lomax, Alan,--1915-2002 Manners and customs Music Music and race Musicians Musicologists Music--Social aspects New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador New York (State) Peasants Popular culture Sea Islands Creole dialect Slaves Social history Sources Sun Ra United States West Indies--British West Indies
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