| Description |
x, 313 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-302) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- I dream of her and Avalon : 1930s sweet jazz, race, and nostalgia 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. |
| Subject |
Big band music -- Social aspects.
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Big band music. |
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Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Big band music.
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| Subject |
Music and race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Music and race. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Jazz musicians -- Homes and haunts -- United States.
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Jazz musicians. |
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Garber, Jan.
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Garber, Jan. |
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Barnet, Charlie.
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Barnet, Charlie. |
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. |
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Christian, Charlie, 1916-1942.
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Christian, Charlie, 1916-1942. |
| ISBN |
9780226044941 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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0226044947 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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9780226044958 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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0226044955 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
40020637623 |
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