The Birth Of Bebop: A Social And Musical History
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Copyright Holder | The Regents Of The University Of California |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Steve Renick |
| About/Subject | Jazz, Bebop |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Berkeley and Los Angeles |
| Copyright | 1997 |
| Pages / Font | xv, 572 pages |
| Barcode | 9780520216655 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-520-21665-5 |
| ISBN 10 | 0-520-21665-2 |
| Chapters | List of illustrations xi Acknowledgements xiii Introduction: stylistic evolution or social revolution? 1 Part One: College of music: Coleman Hawkins and the Swing era 1 Progress and the Bean 35 2 The making of a virtuoso 72 3 Out of step with Swing 116 Part Two: Professionals after hours: Young black musicians in the 1940s 4 Spitballs and tricky riffs 167 5 The jazzman's true academy 202 6 Wartime highs—and lows 236 Part Three: Taking advantage of the disadvantages: Bop meets the market 7 Showcasing the real stuff 273 8 The rush to record 295 9 Eckstine and Herman: a contrast in fortunes 318 10 Short stay in the sun 364 Epilogue: unfinished business 437 Notes 451 Selected bibliography 521 Recordings cited 535 Index 545 |
| Notes | Printed in the United States of America Photographs follow pages 160 and 280, includes 111 musical examples. |
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