Benny Goodman and the Swing Era

Benny Goodman and the Swing Era
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 0195067762
ISBN-13 : 9780195067767
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Book Synopsis Benny Goodman and the Swing Era by : James Lincoln Collier

Download or read book Benny Goodman and the Swing Era written by James Lincoln Collier and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991-06 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the rags-to-riches career of the clarinetist and his role in popularizing jazz music in the post-Depression 1930s, assesses his elusive personality, and reevaluates dozens of his landmark recordings


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