Black Beauty, White Heat

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Da Capo Press, Mar 21, 1996 - Music - 360 pages
An essential part of every aficionado's library, Black Beauty White Heat brings back innumerable memories of jazz's early days. With more than 600 photographs, advertisements and record labels, the book presents the years of 1920–1950—the decades of the greatest ferment and spread of jazz. Black Beauty White Heat will be a focal point of endless discussion about the origins of jazz for years to come.

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Contents

Jazz Fan by Paul Bacon
8
Joys Tears and Revival 19191950
19
Jazz On the Make 19191950
49
Copyright

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About the author (1996)

Frank Driggs, noted jazz historian, record producer, and photo archivist, operates the renowned Frank Driggs Collection of jazz history and American popular culture. Harris Lewine, acclaimed art director and book packager, has worked in jazz at Riverside Records, been art director for five major publishing houses, and written, co-written, and edited a myriad of books.

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