Lonesome roads and streets of dreams : place, mobility, and race in jazz of the 1930s and '40s /

Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. In Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams: Place, Mobility, and Race in Jazz of the 1930s and & rsquo;40s, Andrew Berish attempts to right this wrong, showcasing how American jazz defin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berish, Andrew S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
Temas:
Garber, Jan.
Barnet, Charlie.
Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974.
Christian, Charlie, > 1916-1942.
Barnet, Charlie
Christian, Charlie, > 1916-1942
Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974
Garber, Jan
Garber, Jan, > (1897-1977)
Barnet, Charlie, > (1913-1991)
Ellington, Duke, > (1899-1974)
Christian, Charlie, > (1916-1942)
1900-1999
Jazz musicians > Homes and haunts > United States.
Music and race > United States > History > 20th century.
Big band music > Social aspects.
Musiciens de jazz > Résidences et lieux familiers > États-Unis.
Musique et race > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
Music and race
Orchestre, Musique d' > Aspect social.
Musiciens de jazz > Résidences d'artistes > États-Unis.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • I dream of her and Avalon: Jan Garber, sweet jazz, and race at the Casino Ballroom
  • From the "make-believe ballroom" to the Meadowbrook Inn: Charlie Barnet and the promise of the road
  • A locomotive laboratory of place: Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
  • Travels with Charlie Christian: between region and nation
  • Conclusion: air spaces.

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