Norman Granz the man who used jazz for justice / Tad Hershorn ; foreword by Oscar Peterson.

Author/creator Hershorn, Tad
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxii, 470 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Granz, Norman, 1918-2001.
Impresarios--United States. --Biography.
Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography.
Jazz--History and criticism.
Music--Social aspects. --United States.
African American musicians--Biography.
African American musicians.
Civil rights movements--United States. --Songs and music.

Contents "All I wanted was my freedom" -- "A marvelous crucible" -- Cole train -- "The opener" -- Let freedom swing -- Norman Granz versus -- Mambo jambo -- Enter Ella and Oscar -- The continental -- "I feel most at home in the studio" -- Starry nights -- "That tall old man standing next to Ella Fitzgerald" -- The jazz hurricane -- "The lost generation" -- Duke, Prez, and Billie -- Joie de Verve -- Across the sea -- "Musicians don't want to jam" -- Picasso on the beach -- "One more once" -- Takin' it on out, for good -- "Somewhere there's music."
General note"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint"--Prelim. p.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 437-448) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011011292
ISBN9780520267824 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520267826 (cloth : alk. paper)

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