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Dream Lucky : When FDR Was In The White House, Count Basie Was On The Radio, And Everyone Wore A Hat–

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Roxane OrgillPublication Details
Book1st edSmithsonian Books2008Description
Dream Lucky covers politics, race, religion, arts, and sports, but the central focus is the period’s soundtrack—specifically big band jazz—and the big-hearted piano player William “Count” Basie. But many other stories weave in and out: Amelia Earhart pursues her dream of flying “around the world at its waistline.” (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS BROWSING (MAIN) E806 .O74 2008 DUE 10-05-09
Making The Scene : Contemporary New York City Big Band Jazz

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Alex StewartPublication Details
BookUniversity of California Press2007Links
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The received wisdom of popular jazz history is that the era of the big band was the 1930s and ’40s, when swing was at its height. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) ML3518 .S74 2007 AVAILABLE
Take-off! : American All-girl Bands During WW II

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Tonya BoldenPublication Details
Book1st edKnopf2007Links
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The 1940’s was a time when society thought it improper for women to make a sax wail or let loose hot licks on skins, but with the advent of World War II and many men away fighting the war, women finally got their chance to strut their stuff on the bandstand. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS CHILD LIT (LOWER) 784.48 B688t 2007 AVAILABLE
Drummin’ Men : The Heartbeat Of Jazz, The Swing Years

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Burt Korall ; foreword by Mel TorméPublication Details
BookOxford University Press2002Description
In the 1930s swing music was everywhere–on radio, recordings, and in the great ballrooms, hotels, theatres, and clubs. An oral history told by the drummers, other musicians, and industry figures, Drummin’ Men is also Burt Korall’s memoir of more than fifty years in jazz. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) ML399 .K66 2002 AVAILABLE
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