Research Catalog

Title

Swing / Scott Yanow.

Author

Yanow, Scott.

Publication

San Francisco : Miller Freeman Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the Book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Pub., ©2000.

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Details

Description

viii, 514 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

Covers every era of Swing from the classic 1930s to today's Retro-Swing movement. Includes the great musicians, influential groups, with 1500 recordings reviewed and rated.

Series Statement

Third ear

Uniform Title

Third ear

Subject

• Swing (Music) > History and criticism
• Jazz musicians
• Swing (Music) > Discography
• Swing (Music)

Genre/Form

• discographies.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Discographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-491) and index.
• Includes discographies.

Contents

The Beginnings of Swing--The 1920s -- The Early Swing Bands -- An Overview of the Swing Era (1935-46) -- The Top Big Bandleaders -- The Classic Big Bandleaders -- Sidemen, Combo Leaders, and Singers of the Swing Era -- Trumpeters -- Trombonists -- Clarinetists -- Alto Saxophonists -- Tenor Saxophonists -- Pianists -- Guitarists -- Bassists -- Drummers -- Violinists -- Other Instrumentalists -- Male Vocalists -- Female Vocalists -- Swing Arrangers and Composers -- After the Swing Era -- Why Did the Big Band Era Die? -- Swing Since 1946 -- Retro Swing -- Introduction to Retro Swing -- Interviews -- Biographies and CD Reviews -- Various Artists CD Recordings -- Recommended Swing Books -- Autobiographies -- Collections of Valuable Interviews -- Other Swing Topics -- The Future of Swing.

ISBN

• 0879306009
• 9780879306007

LCCN

00024401

OCLC

• ocm43513308
• 43513308
• SCSB-14660414

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library