by Julie Koerner · Friedman/Fairfax Publishers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780962713477
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«Big Bands» is Julie Koerner's music book, published by Friedman/Fairfax Publishers in paperback (72 pages, in English).
The book traces the history of the great jazz orchestras from the Roaring Twenties to World War II, with the social context that drove them: Prohibition, speakeasies and wartime escapism. It follows the genre's evolution from Paul Whiteman to Benny Goodman, with Woody Herman and Duke Ellington, and includes a CD with recordings.
Part of The Life, Times & Music Series. Originally published in 1992; includes bibliography and index.
For readers interested in jazz, big bands and the cultural history of the United States in the 20th century.
