Springwood Avenue harmony : the unique musical legacy of Asbury Park's west side. Volume 1, (1871-1945) / Charles J. Horner Jr., Pamela Horner ; edited by Don Stine and Douglas E. Friedman.
xiv, 195 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; cm
Note
Preface in English.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-188) and index.
Contents
Asbury Park's west side beginnings: 1871-1900 -- West side music: rooted in the church -- Ragtime, stride piano and the birth of jazz -- Black vaudeville and the birth of the blues -- Basie, Greer and the lamb -- Prohibition and Bill Basie's summers in Asbury Park -- Never a dull moment at the Smile-A-While Inn -- Reese DuPree and the Roseland Cabaret -- West side music during the Great Depression -- West side contributions to big bands -- West side before the Second World War -- The world at war.