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Title

Jazz on film : the complete story of the musicians & music onscreen / by Scott Yanow.

Author

Yanow, Scott.

Publication

San Francisco, CA : Backbeat Books, [2004], ©2004.

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Details

Description

vi, 314 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Scott Yanow reviews and rates over 1,300 Hollywood movies, DVDs, videos, documentaries, shorts, and available TV specials - films that include at least a brief appearance onscreen of a jazz musician or singer. Whether you're curious about rarities from the late 1920s, Hollywood musicals that have cameos by swing big-bandleaders, fictional jazz biographies, or recent performances, you'll find information in this book. This comprehensive volume also includes an essay on the history of jazz on film."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Jazz > History and criticism
• Motion pictures > Reviews
• Motion pictures > Catalogs

Bibliography (note)

• Includes filmography ( p. 277-279), bibliographical references (p. [283]), and index.

Contents

A brief history of jazz on film : 1917-1960 -- Soundies -- Snader telescriptions -- Jazz on television -- Movies : 1960 to the present day -- Ruth Etting -- The film careers of Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Barris, Cliff Edwards, Kay Kyser and Svend Asmussen -- Introduction to the review sections -- Review section one : videos and DVDs -- Review section two : Hollywood movies -- Review section three : shorts, television specials and more documentaries -- Review section four : miscellaneous items of interest -- Interviews : three jazz film collectors -- Mark Cantor -- Ken Poston -- John Altman -- Top rated films -- Films that received a perfect 10 rating -- Films that received a 9 rating.

ISBN

• 0879307838 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9780879307837 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004015615

OCLC

• ocm55886358
• SCSB-5117159

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries