Benny Goodman and the Swing Era / James Lincoln Collier.

Author/creator Collier, James Lincoln
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
Descriptionxii, 404 pages, 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The family -- The musical apprentice -- The rise of the American dance band -- Pollack Orchestra -- Influences on Goodman -- First recordings -- The Free Lance -- Enter John Hammond -- The Free-Lance recordings -- Goodman forms a band -- First Victor records -- Making it at the Palomar -- Finally, success -- Swing-band phenomenon -- The Victor classics -- The star -- Famous Carnegie Hall Concert -- The Carnegie Hall band -- The first small-group recordings -- The Columbia Band -- The first Columbia recordings -- The Sextet -- Marriage and family -- An era ends -- Bop band -- Classical Goodman -- The last bands -- The legacy of Benny Goodman -- Selected discography.
Abstract This is the story of Goodman's life as seen through the music and social world of the Great Depression in the 1930s and beyond. The book chronicles the rise and success of Goodman and his band against the social milieu and popular music of the time.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 363-386) and index.
Bibliography noteDiscography: page 387.
LCCN 89016030
ISBN0195052781 (alk. paper) :

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML422.G65 C6 1989 ✔ Available Place Hold