Blue rhythm fantasy : big band jazz arranging in the swing era

Blue rhythm fantasy : big band jazz arranging in the swing era /

"Behind the iconic jazz orchestras, vocalists, and stage productions of the Swing Era lay the talents of popular music's forgotten stars: the arrangers. John Wriggle takes you behind the scenes of New York City's vibrant entertainment industry of the 1930 and 1940s to uncover the live...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wriggle, John (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
Series:Music in American life
Subjects:
Willet, Chappie > 1910-1976
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
1900-1999
Big band music > History and criticism.
Jazz > 1931-1940 > History and criticism.
Jazz > 1941-1950 > History and criticism.
Arrangement (Music) > History > 20th century.
Jazz > 1931-1940 > Histoire et critique.
Jazz > 1941-1950 > Histoire et critique.
Arrangement (Musique) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Big Band & Swing.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Arrangement (Music)
Big band music.
Jazz.
Arrangement
Big Band
Swing
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Business and politics : the landscape
  • Ace race arranger : the Broadway music clinic
  • Harlem on Broadway : nightclub and theater revues
  • Theory and practice : the fundamentals
  • Episode and interlude : Broadway modernism
  • Futuristic ragtime : style and identity
  • Heavy stuff : classics and concertos
  • Give me some skin : novelty songs and ballads
  • Jungle madness : jazz dance and exotic numbers.

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