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The early swing era, 1930 to 1941
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The early swing era, 1930 to 1941

Author: Dave Oliphant
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A reference guide to one of the most popular eras of jazz, history, offering a survey of leading big bands and innovative small bands that defined the nature of swing. Organized in a biographical  Read more...

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Oliphant, Dave.
Early swing era, 1930 to 1941.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002
(OCoLC)735121648
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Dave Oliphant
ISBN: 0313305358 9780313305351
OCLC Number: 47957585
Description: xiv, 464 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1 Precursors to and the Birth of Big-Band Swing 1 --
2 The Name Black Bands 39 --
3 The Name White Bands 97 --
4 Other Black Bands 147 --
5 Other White Bands 263 --
6 The Small Swing Groups 325.
Responsibility: Dave Oliphant.

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.,."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 Read more...

 
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