The jazz scene : an informal history from New Orleans to 1990 / W. Royal Stokes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stokes, W. Royal.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Jazz musicians--Interviews.

Jazz musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Oxford University Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an informal history of New Orleans jazz from the turn of the 20th century to the present day, as told by the musicians themselves in interviews conducted by the author.

Contents:

Contents; 1. New Orleans; 2. Chicago; 3. Kansas City and the Southwest; 4. New York; 5. The Big Bands; 6. California; 7. Post Bebop Developments; 8. Singers; 9. Jazz Around the World; 10. The Contemporary Scene; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1991.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772831-6

1-280-52682-3

0-19-802209-3

OCLC:

1406788410