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New Atlantis : musicians battle for the survival of New Orleans
- Title
- New Atlantis : musicians battle for the survival of New Orleans / John Swenson.
- Author
- Swenson, John.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
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- Description
- viii, 284 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Packed with indelible portraits of individual artist, informed by Swenson's encyclopedic knowledge of the city's unique and varied music scene--which includes jazz, R & B, brass band, rock, and hip hop--New Atlantis is a stirring chronicle of the valiant efforts to preserve the culture that gives New Orleans its grace and magic"--Dust jacket flap.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Voice of the wetlands -- African Americans and Indians -- The Constantinople of the New World -- Sad night in Jackson Square -- Return of the spirits -- Let it go -- Don't let them wash us away -- Reality check -- Don't take my picture -- Musicians strike back at violence -- I am New Orleans -- Shorty on the block -- The Armstrong legacy -- Cold in the trailer -- If I can help somebody -- Baghdad on the Mississippi -- Brown baby dead in the water -- On the fringes -- City that care forgot -- Wild and free -- Saving at the bank of soul -- It ain't just the suit -- Bourbon Street blues -- Snooks flies away -- Ghosts of traditional jazz -- New blood -- Jazz fest turns 40 -- New Atlantis -- Mcdermott's duets -- Cyril's nightmare -- The wizard of Piety Street -- Blues come down like rain -- Cyril comes full circle -- Marching in.
- Call Number
- Sc E 15-347
- ISBN
- 9780199754526
- 0199754527
- LCCN
- 2010041992
- OCLC
- 669269878
- Author
- Swenson, John.
- Title
- New Atlantis : musicians battle for the survival of New Orleans / John Swenson.
- Imprint
- New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc E 15-347