Music makes me : Fred Astaire and jazz /
Decker, Todd R.
Berkeley ; London : University of California Press,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: Astaire among Others : "There's a difference and Astaire is it" ; "I am a creator" -- Part Two: Astaire at the studios: "I play with the very best bands" ; "Tell them to let it swing" ; "Fixing up" tunes -- Part Three: Astaire in jazz and popular music: "Keep time with the time and with the times" ; "Jazz means the blues" ; "Anything that will send me" ; "You play and I'll dance."
Astaire, Fred.
Jazz
Dancers
Motion picture actors and actresses