Benny Goodman and the Swing Era
Author | : James Lincoln Collier |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1991-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 0195067762 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780195067767 |
Rating | : 4/5 (767 Downloads) |
Download or read book Benny Goodman and the Swing Era written by James Lincoln Collier and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the rags-to-riches career of the clarinetist and his role in popularizing jazz music in the post-Depression 1930s, assesses his elusive personality, and reevaluates dozens of his landmark recordings