Swing Out: Great Negro Dance Bands by Gene Fernett

Description: From the earliest "riverboat jazz" to Dizzy Gillespie's "Hep-Sations of 1945", Swing Out is the story of the great black dance bands who dazzled America for over 40 years. Here are intimate look at all the greats: how Fletcher Henderson would become so hypnotized by the sound of his band that he would quit playing piano and just listen; "Bubber" Miley of the Duke Ellington Orchestra invented the "growl technique"; how Noble Sissle became the darling of the international set; how John Hammond brought Count Basie to New York; how Erskine Hawkins developed a short musical break into the hit "Tuxedo Junction"; how Jimmie Lunceford created his orchestra from his high school students; and scores of other inside stories about such notables as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway and Earl Hines. These colorful anecdotes are reinforced by more than 150 magnificent photographs. The richness of jazz history cannot be fully appreciated without reading about the black dance bands that dominated jazz throughout the first half of this century, Swing Out is an invaluable contributions to the literature of jazz.

Price: 7.85 USD

Location: San Diego, California

End Time: 2024-12-07T22:40:24.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.69 USD