Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60
Besides the auto industry, Detroit is best-known for Motown the  jubilant pop tunes of '60s bands like the Temptations. But  Detroit produced music before the '60s, argues Lars Bjorn in  Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-1960, written  with veteran jazz broadcaster Jim Gallert. Swedish-born Bjorn, a  sociology professor at the University of Michigan, explores the  city's music scene from its pre-Big Band era to its 1950s  "Golden Age" to rhythm and blues. Copiously researched Bjorn and  Gallert interviewed over 90 club owners and musicians with  never-before-published b&w; photos and period advertisements,  this large-format book will appeal to jazz enthusiasts and  Detroit denizens. For the many European fans of American jazz,  Plymbridge will make it available in the U.K. and Europe. ( Aug. 13)Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.