Early Jazz : A Concise Introduction, from Its Beginnings Through 1929 / Fumi Tomita.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Tomita, Fumi, 1971- author.

Series:

• SUNY Press jazz styles.
• SUNY Press Jazz Styles Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Jazz.
• Jazz--1921-1930--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2024]

Summary:

A concise history of early jazz, from its major innovators to its unrecognized heroes.

Contents:

• Front Matter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Ragtime and Traveling Shows
• The Blues
• New Orleans and Early White Bands
• King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton
• The New York Scene
• Stride Piano
• The New York Dance Band Sound
• Louis Armstrong
• The Chicagoans and Bix Beiderbecke
• Other Pioneering Soloists
• Territory and Other Bands
• Vocal Jazz
• Jazz around the World
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
• Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Tomita, Fumi Early Jazz

ISBN:

• 9781438496399
• 1438496397