Black beauty, white heat : a pictorial history of classic jazz, 1920-1950 / by Frank Driggs & Harris Lewine ; introduction by Paul Bacon.
| Author/creator | Driggs, Frank |
| Other author | Lewine, Harris. |
| Other author | Bacon, Paul, 1923-2015, writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : William Morrow and Company, 1982. |
| Description | 360 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Jazz fan / Paul Bacon -- New Orleans: joys, tears, and revival, 1919-1950 -- Chicago: jazz on the make, 1919-1950 -- Good old New York, 1917-1950 -- Kaycee territory: Piney Brown's town and Pendergast's too! 1922-1948 -- West Coasting: Avalon, Treasure Island, and Central Avenue, 1918-1949 -- On Treasure Island: a portfolio of record label art, 1923-1948 -- Crow Jim Europe: hangin' around Montmartre and Shanghai gestures 1919-1950 -- Jazz screened: some playing, some singing, mostly talking, 1928-1950 -- Swing, Mr. Charlie! 1932-1948 -- Now's the time, 1944-1950. |
| Abstract | Extensive and fully documented pictorial history of classic jazz featuring numerous photographs, facsimiles of sheet music covers, newspaper clippings, and vinyl records. |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| LCCN | 81003958 |
| ISBN | 0688037712 |
| ISBN | 9780688037710 |
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