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One o'clock jump : the unforgettable history of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils

Title
One o'clock jump : the unforgettable history of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils / Douglas Henry Daniels.
Author
Daniels, Douglas Henry.
Publication
Boston : Beacon Press, ©2006.

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Description
274 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Includes material on Ralph Ellison.
Subject
  • Blue Devils (Musical group)
  • Blue Devils
  • Geschichte 1920-1935
  • Jazz musicians > Oklahoma > Oklahoma City > Biography
  • Jazz musicians
  • Jazzmusiker
  • Blue Devils
  • Oklahoma > Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City, Okla
Genre/Form
  • Biography
  • Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-267) and index.
Contents
Prologue : Deep Deuce and Oklahoma City's musical heritage -- Oklahoma City pioneers -- Blue Devil phoenix -- Texas bluesman : Henry "Buster" Smith, the professor of swing -- The voice of Deep Deuce : James A. Rushing and East Second Street -- Swingin' the blues : from circus boy to doctor jazz : Eddie Durham -- Swing maestro : Oran "Hot lips" Page -- The phoenix rises -- Moten swing : Kansas City dance traditions -- Once a Blue Devil -- Basie : the mothership's ascent -- Diaspora -- Legacy : "It's hard to laugh or smile."
ISBN
  • 0807071366
  • 9780807071366
  • 9780807071373
  • 0807071374
LCCN
2004015080
OCLC
  • ocm55800901
  • 55800901
  • SCSB-8957697
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library