Jazz singing : America's great voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop and beyond / Will Friedwald.
| Author/creator | Friedwald, Will, 1961- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, ©1990. |
| Description | xvi, 477 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface. Definitions -- Forebears: the birth and the blues -- Mr. Satch and Mr. Cros: Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby -- The first generation: the late twenties and early thirties -- Cult of the white goddess: Mildred Bailey, Connee Boswell, and Lee Wiley -- Sing me a swing song!: canaries of the Hellenic era -- Lady Day and Lady Time: Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald -- Brothers and sisters: the early hot vocal groups -- The conquest of the crooners: pop singing in the postwar era -- Modernism 1: sing a song of bebop -- Modernism 2: ballads, baritones, and B. -- Modernism 3: Torme, O'Day, and the vo-cool school -- Sinatra!: and other swingin' lovers -- Singing horns: Jack Teagarden to Chet Baker -- Revolt of the Philistines: problems and answers in the sixties -- Present tense: the past predicted, the future re-created. |
| Abstract | This book is an overview of jazz and jazz-influenced pop singers. Among the major figures discussed are Armstrong, Crosby, Holiday, Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Eckstine, Vaughan, Torme and Bennett, along with descriptions of the contributions of secondary and forgotten talents. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 433-460) and index. |
| LCCN | 89028172 |
| ISBN | 0684185229 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3508 .F74 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |