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.

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Other Format:

Print version: Tomita, Fumi Early Jazz

ISBN:

9781438496399

1438496397