| Description |
2 volumes : illustration ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in jazz ; no. 43
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Studies in jazz ; no. 43.
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| Bibliography |
Includes discography (pages [445]-679), bibliographical references (pages [681]-711), and indexes. |
| Contents |
Volume 1 : 1890-1930. "Don't miss the beat!" ; "Jazz it up! Jazz it up!" ; The jazz classique ; Jazz in the tearoom ; Royal engagement ; Scandals on broadway ; The prince of wails ; An experiment in modern music ; Rhapsody on the road ; Cross-continental concerts ; Meet the boys! ; "Feed me, I'll do the rest!" ; A triumphant return ; Paramount productions ; From Goldkette to Whiteman ; A recording blitz ; Over to Columbia ; On the Old Gold special ; A motion picture extravaganza. |
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Volume 2 : 1930-1967. A new lease on life ; On to Chicago ; From a diet to a marriage ; Grand Canyon suite ; RKO road revue ; Manhattan homecoming ; Revues, radio, and restaurants ; The dean of American music ; Kraft cheese and Woodbury soap ; A Texas celebration ; The three T's, and Texas again ; Whiteman's swinging band ; "Everything new but the Rhapsody in blue" ; "Designed for youth" ; Music out of the blue ; Forever tops ; Pops' top teen talent ; The sunset years ; The Whiteman legacy. |
| Subject |
Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967.
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Conductors (Music) -- United States -- Biography.
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0810845792 (alk. paper) |
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9780810845794 (alk. paper) |
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