Table of Contents

Introduction Precursors to and the Birth of Big Band Swing The Name Black Bands The Name White Bands Other Black Bands Other White Bands The Small Swing Groups A to Z Bibliography Index

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Provides a valuable reference guide to one of the most popular eras of jazz history, offering a survey of the leading big bands and the innovative small bands that defined the nature of swing.

About the Author

Dave Oliphant has been affiliated since 1976 with the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught English and edited a scholarly journal. He has written extensively on music, including his historical study Texan Jazz in 1996, and has published several volumes of his own poetry as well as translations of Latin American poetry.

Reviews

.,."this reference provides information on swing's artists, methods, innovations, and recordings. Organized biographically, the book discusses individuals and groups important to the period, and considers their contributions to the music. Precursors to Big Band are also discussed."-Reference & Research Book News

?...this reference provides information on swing's artists, methods, innovations, and recordings. Organized biographically, the book discusses individuals and groups important to the period, and considers their contributions to the music. Precursors to Big Band are also discussed.?-Reference & Research Book News

?Musicians and nonmusicians with a focused interest in this period will find the book of great value, particularly for its extensive notes referring to recordings and for its many quoted opinions....All music collections.?-Choice

"Musicians and nonmusicians with a focused interest in this period will find the book of great value, particularly for its extensive notes referring to recordings and for its many quoted opinions....All music collections."-Choice

..."this reference provides information on swing's artists, methods, innovations, and recordings. Organized biographically, the book discusses individuals and groups important to the period, and considers their contributions to the music. Precursors to Big Band are also discussed."-Reference & Research Book News