Swingin' the Dream Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture

Name: Swingin' the Dream Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture
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ISBN: 9780226215174

ISBN-10: 0226215172

ISBN-13: 9780226215174

Edition: 1999

Authors: Lewis A. Erenberg

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Exploring 1930s swing bands, this text looks at the racial mixing-up and musical swinging-out that shook the American nation. Studying the big band era, the author places the music within a larger context and makes his case for its importance.

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.14" wide x 8.90" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations



From Jazz to Swing, 1929-1935



Just One More Chance: The Fall of the Jazz Age and the Rise of Swing, 1929-1935



Now they Call it Swing, 1935-1942



The Crowd Goes Wild: The Youth Culture of Swing



Swing Is Here: Benny Goodman and the Triumph of American Music



News from the Great Wide World: Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Black Swing Bands



Swing Left: The Politics of Race and Culture in the Swing Era



The City of Swing: New York and the Dance Band Business in Black and White



Culture Noir, 1942-1954



Swing Goes to War: Glenn Miller and the Popular Music of World War II



The War in Jazz



Coda and Conclusion: Red Scares and Head Scares


Notes


Index