World Of Swing An Oral History Of Big Band Jazz

by Dance, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780306810169
• ISBN10: 0306810166
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-22
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Now available for a new generation of swing enthusiasts, reissued to coincide with the release of "The World of Swing" CD from Columbia/Legacy, this monumental history of big band jazz, documented through interviews with forty leading musicians, has been updated with a new introduction and discography by Dan Morgenstern.

Author Biography

Stanley Dance (1910–1999) was the author of The World of Duke Ellington, The World of Earl Hines, The World of Swing and editor of Jazz Era: The Forties, all published by Da Capo Press. He was a regular contributor to Jazz Times and other publications.

Table of Contents

Introduction To The 2001 Edition	xiii
Introduction	1	(12)
Something to Pat Your Foot By (Count Basie and Freddie Green)	13	(4)
Swinging: An Informal Symposium	17	(14)
Jonah Jones
Sonny White
Jerome Darr
John Brown
Cozy Cole
Bandleader (piano and arranger)	31	(14)
Claude Hopkins
Bandleader (banjo and arranger)	45	(18)
Elmer Sonwden
Trombone	63	(14)
Sandy Williams
Trumpet	77	(16)
Taft Jordan
Alto Saxophone	93	(17)
Willie Smith
Piano and arranger	110	(9)
Ed Wilcox
Drums	119	(6)
Jimmy Crawford
Bandleader (trumpet and arranger)	125	(10)
Sy Oliver
Bandleader [alto saxophone, trumpet and arranger]	135	(5)
Benny Carter
Tenor saxophone	140	(8)
Coleman Hawkins
Trumpet	148	(7)
Roy Eldridge
Drums	155	(6)
Eddie Locke
Trumpet	161	(15)
Jonah Jones
Violin	176	(7)
Stuff Smith
Drums	183	(9)
Cozy Cole
Trumpet	192	(11)
Dud Bascomb
Saxophones, clarinet and flute	203	(9)
Haywood Henry
Trumpet and arranger	212	(12)
Sammy Lowe
Trumpet and arranger	224	(8)
Andy Gibson
Trombone and arranger	232	(9)
Fred Norman
Alto Saxophone	241	(8)
Howard Johnson
Alto Saxophone	249	(11)
Charlie Holmes
Bandleader (clarinet)	260	(5)
Benny Goodman
Bandleader (vibraharp, piano and drums)	265	(14)
Lionel Hampton
Guitar	279	(4)
Billy Mackel
Trombone	283	(10)
Benny Morton
Trombone	293	(8)
Quentin Jackson
Trombone	301	(6)
Vic Dickenson
Trumpet	307	(11)
Doc Cheatham
Piano	318	(7)
Eddie Heywood
Piano and organ	325	(4)
Roger Ramirez
Piano and arranger	329	(16)
Nat Pierce
Guitar	345	(11)
Lawrence Lucie
Guitar	356	(4)
Al Casey
Guitar	360	(6)
Tiny Grimes
Bass	366	(9)
Milt Hinton
Drums	375	(9)
Panama Francis
Bandleader (drums)	384	(7)
Chick Webb
Vocalist	391	(4)
Mildred Bailey
Vocalist	395	(4)
Billie Holiday
Spontaneous Opinions	399	(5)
Bands in Harlem Theatres	404	(13)
Relevant Recordings	417	(5)
Index	422