Paris blues
Subtitle: African American music and French popular culture, 1920-1960
By: Andy Fry
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780226138787; 9780226138817
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: African Americans in the performing arts; Jazz; Musical films; History and criticism; African American jazz musicians; Musical theater; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rethinking the Revue nègre : black musical theatre after Josephine Baker; title: Jack à l'opéra : jazz bands in black and white; title: "Du jazz hot à la créole" : Josephine Baker sings Offenbach; title: "That gypsy in France" : Django Reinhardt's occupation blouze; title: Remembrance of jazz past : Sidney Bechet in France.