Born to swing / [electronic resource]
by Ean Wood.
- London : Sanctuary, c1996.
- 264 p., [18] p. of plates : ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-252) and index.
Taking it from the top -- The Roaring Twenties -- Fletcher Henderson -- White bands of the twenties -- Black bands of the twenties -- Duke Ellington : part one -- Into the thirties -- Stompin' at the Savoy -- Benny Goodman -- The Dorsey Brothers -- Black bands of the thirties -- White bands of the thirties -- Count Basie -- Artie Shaw -- Duke Ellington : part two -- Glenn Miller -- Charlie Barnet -- Woody Herman -- Ride-out.
1860741541 : £14.99 9781860741548
GB96-65675
Big bands--United States. Jazz musicians--United States. Swing (Music)--History and criticism. Big band music--History and criticism. Swing Geschichte. Big band