The Birth Of Bebop: A Social And Musical History

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