Sweethearts of Rhythm : The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World /
"Every Swing tune tells a story without words: The truth of people breathing in unison, the democracy of harmonies and chords, unique, disparate voices raised as one. In the 1940s, as the world was at war; a remarkable jazz band performed on the American home front. This all-female band found i...
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Table of Contents:
- Galvanizing: Nina De La Cruz on Tenor Sax, Ina Belle Byrd, Judy Bayron, and Helen Jones on Trombone
- I Can't Get Started: Edna Williams on Accordion, Yvonne Plummer on Bagpipes
- Bugle Call Rag: Nova Lee McGee on Trumpet
- Chattanooga Choo-Choo: Twin Ione or Irene Gresham on Tenor Sax
- Jump, Jump, Jump: Helen Saine on Alto Sax
- It Don't Mean a Thing: Pauline Braddy on Drums
- The Hard Luck Blues: Roxanna Lucas on Guitar
- Take the "A' Train: Ernestine "Tiny" Davis on Trumpet
- She's Crazy with the Heat: Helen Jones, Ina Bell Byrd, and Judy Jones on Trombone
- Lady, Be Good: Roz Cron on Tenor Sax
- Red-Hot Mama: "Tiny" Davis on Trumpet
- Black and Tan Fantasy: Johnni May Rice on Guitar
- I'm in the Mood for Swing: Willie Mae Wong on Baritone Sax
- That Man of Mine: "Tiny" Davis on Trumpet
- Don't Get It Twisted: Vi Burnside, Rosita Cruz, and Willie Mae Wong on Saxophones
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy: Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on Alto Sax
- Improvisation, 1948: Johnnie Mae Rice on Piano
- Drum Solo, 1950: Pauline Braddy on Drums
- The Song Is You: Lucille Dixon on Bass
- Untitled Swing Instrumental: Arr. Eddie Durham, As performed by the World Famous International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Under the Leadership of Anna Mae Winburn, As Remembered by Several Old Band Instruments at Midnight in the Back Room of Lebeau's One-Stop Pawnshop, New Orleans, Louisiana August 28, 2005
- The International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Chronology
- Author's Note
- Artist's Note
- The International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Bibliography.