The Big Bands
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The Big Bands
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Author : George T. Simon
language : en
Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
Release Date : 2012-03-08
The Big Bands written by George T. Simon and has been published by Schirmer Trade Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with Music categories.
In this book you will find an astounding 400 biographies that highlight the history and personnel of the great bands. It is organized into four sections: “The Big Bands--Then” (the scene, the leaders, the public, the musicians, vocalists, arrangers and businessmen, recordings, radio, movies and the press); “Inside the Big Bands” (profiles of 72 top bands); “Inside More of the Big Bands” (hundreds of additional profiles arranged by categories (“The Arranging Leaders,” “The Horn-playing Leaders,” etc.); and “The Big Bands Now.” The Big Bands is one of the best books on the subject. It is both readable and an invaluable reference source for the study of jazz standards since many were written by big band leaders or musicians or were popularized through their performances and recordings. The index is comprehensive with names but lists no songs. George T. Simon was one of the original organizers and members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra for which he played the drums. He was also one of the first writers for Metronome Magazine where he remained from 1935 until 1955.
The World Of Big Bands
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Author : Arthur Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The World Of Big Bands written by Arthur Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Music categories.
"The World of the Big Bands presents for the first time the complete story of the big bands which have played such an important part in the evolution of modern music. Famous bands with their individual styles: swing, jazz, dance music, Hawaiian and comedy; and their soloists, arrangers and singers are nostalgically recalled with authority and from the author's personal experience of the era." --
Thirty Years With The Big Bands
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Author : Arthur Rollini
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1995-11-01
Thirty Years With The Big Bands written by Arthur Rollini and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Arthur Rollini describes his career as a tenor saxophonist in the big US jazz orchestras. Here he tells an insider's story of the white swing orchestras.
The Big Band Reader
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Author : William Emmett Studwell
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2000
The Big Band Reader written by William Emmett Studwell and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Art categories.
Benny Goodman, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, The Dorsey Brothers, Duke Ellington, and Glenn Miller were musical masters of their eras, enchanting and romancing audiences with their timeless classics. Relive these wonderful songs and memories through The Big Band Reader: Songs Favored by Swing Era Orchestras and Other Popular Ensembles, a unique and exciting collection of over 140 songs from over 70 bands that are categorized by themes, preferred numbers, and top songs! Paying tribute to better known swing bands, sweet bands (ensembles favoring softer, more sentimental numbers), and some unheralded bands (good ensembles that did not receive much attention or did not have a well-known leader), this book contains up to four essays relating to specific groups and their popular hits, giving readers historical and informative facts about the songs and the people who performed them.
Big Bands And Great Ballrooms
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Author : Jack Behrens
language : en
Publisher: Author House
Release Date : 2006
Big Bands And Great Ballrooms written by Jack Behrens and has been published by Author House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Music categories.
Where did big bands and swing music go? They didn't leave. . . but many Americans actually believe they disappeared along with ballrooms, jukeboxes, bobby sox and zoot suits decades ago. Band leader Brooks Tegler, who has recreated the great music of World War II with his Army Air Corps Review Big Band, offers a good response. "In order for something to come back, it needs to have gone away. Big bands have wrongly been put in that category. They never went away." And that's the essence of the chapters of my book about America's big bands, ballrooms and dancing's past and present. And there's a good look at the future through the eyes of a number of young bandleaders from the east to west coast who carry on in the tradition of Guy Lombardo, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington and a host of other music legends in their own distinctive way. The struggle to survive in the music business hasn't been without losses and a need for life support. It did when Miller, Benny Goodman, James and Ellington were in their heyday. It's a financially precarious business regardless of your talent. Inevitably, music and dancing evolved and matured. The reasons are numerous and linked to our heritage. But like marching bands on the 4th of July, imagine a country club new year's eve without live dance music and a big band. Think about the many community social events and high school and college proms let alone wedding receptions that still insist on having live bands to play the foxtrots and swing numbers people enjoy. My research shows that while there were approximately 800 big bands on the road during the swing era of the 1940s, today there are nearly 1,300 big bands, according to a Google search and a review of hundreds of territory bands. Consequently, neither the bands nor the music vanished. . . they scattered throughout the American countryside.
The Big Band Almanac
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Author : Leo Walker
language : en
Publisher: Pasadena, Calif. : W. Ritchie Press
Release Date : 1978
The Big Band Almanac written by Leo Walker and has been published by Pasadena, Calif. : W. Ritchie Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Contains more than 500 pictures, most of them never published before ... biographies of more than 350 orchestras and lists the highlights of the various leaders' careers, when they started, their recording affliliations, outstanding sidemen, etc."--Page 4 of cover.
The Big Band Years
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Author : Bruce Crowther
language : en
Publisher: Facts on File
Release Date : 1988
The Big Band Years written by Bruce Crowther and has been published by Facts on File this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Music categories.
Looks at the history of Big Band music and the top bands, soloists, singers, and bandleaders
Big Band Jazz In Black West Virginia 1930 1942
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Author : Christopher Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Big Band Jazz In Black West Virginia 1930 1942 written by Christopher Wilkinson and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with Music categories.
Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Research in Recorded Jazz Music–Certificate of Merit (2013) The coal fields of West Virginia would seem an unlikely market for big band jazz during the Great Depression. That a prosperous African American audience dominated by those involved with the coal industry was there for jazz tours would seem equally improbable. Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930-1942 shows that, contrary to expectations, black Mountaineers flocked to dances by the hundreds, in many instances traveling considerable distances to hear bands led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunceford, and Chick Webb, among numerous others. Indeed, as one musician who toured the state would recall, "All the bands were goin' to West Virginia." The comparative prosperity of the coal miners, thanks to New Deal industrial policies, was what attracted the bands to the state. This study discusses that prosperity as well as the larger political environment that provided black Mountaineers with a degree of autonomy not experienced further south. Author Christopher Wilkinson demonstrates the importance of radio and the black press both in introducing this music and in keeping black West Virginians up to date with its latest developments. The book explores connections between local entrepreneurs who staged the dances and the national management of the bands that played those engagements. In analyzing black audiences' aesthetic preferences, the author reveals that many black West Virginians preferred dancing to a variety of music, not just jazz. Finally, the book shows bands now associated almost exclusively with jazz were more than willing to satisfy those audience preferences with arrangements in other styles of dance music.
Born To Swing
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Author : Ean Wood
language : en
Publisher: Diane Books Publishing Company
Release Date : 1996-03
Born To Swing written by Ean Wood and has been published by Diane Books Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03 with categories.
Nothing brings back the magic & romance of an era like the American swing bands of the thirties & forties -- Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey. This book tells the stories of the most famous bands & of the bands that never became so famous. It captures the glamour & excitement of their music, & chronicles the trials & difficulties of the musicians' lives on the road, traveling all over America. It brings alive those years when band leaders & featured soloists were the idols of their day, playing rich & powerful sounds that are as inspiring on record today as when they brought audiences to their feet in live performance. Photos.
When Swing Was The Thing
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Author : John R. Tumpak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
When Swing Was The Thing written by John R. Tumpak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Fifteen-piece swinging dance bands swept the country in popularity during the big band era of 1935-1946, the only time in America's history to-date when jazz was the most popular form of music. This book provides detailed profiles, many based on personal interviews, of the era's bandleaders, musicians, vocalists, arrangers, and contributors.--Publisher's information.