ISBN:
9780810869240
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0810869241
,
9780810869332
,
0810869330
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 403 p., [20] p. of plates
,
Ill., Kt., Notenbeisp
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24 cm
Edition:
[2. ed.]
DDC:
786.2/165
Keywords:
Piano music (Boogie-woogie) History and criticism
;
Boogie-Woogie
;
Geschichte
Description / Table of Contents:
The beginnings. Boogie-woogie : early appearances and names by which it was known ; Industries and centers supporting boogie-woogie in the south ; Boogie-woogie eras, musical influences, and significant early pianists -- The urban sound of boogie-woogie. Chicago ; The depression years ; St. Louis and Detroit -- The Carnegie period. The spirituals to swing concerts ; Café society days ; The post-café society period ; On the crest of the wave ; The parting of the ways : rhythm and blues and big-band boogie -- The final curtain. The end of an era ; Many shades of blue ; The contemporary picture -- Recording boogie-woogie and appendixes ; The national and independent record companies.
Note:
Rev. ed. of: A left hand like God, [1989]
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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