Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman : two kings of jazz

Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman : two kings of jazz / Joshua Berrett.

Joshua Berrett offers a revision of the history of early jazz focusing on two legendary performers. Through this dual biography he explores the influence that issues of race & commercialism have had on our perceptions of early jazz history & how these have distorted what was a collective exp...

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Main Author: Berrett, Joshua
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Armstrong, Louis, > 1901-1971.
Whiteman, Paul, > 1890-1967.
Armstrong, Louis, > 1901-1971
Whiteman, Paul, > 1890-1967
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Jazz musicians
United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Joshua Berrett offers a revision of the history of early jazz focusing on two legendary performers. Through this dual biography he explores the influence that issues of race & commercialism have had on our perceptions of early jazz history & how these have distorted what was a collective experience.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780300127478
0300127472
1281740918
9781281740915
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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