Music makes me
Subtitle: Fred Astaire and jazz
By: Todd Decker
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780520268883; 9780520268906
Subjects: Dancers; Jazz musicians; Biography; Motion picture actors and actresses
Description: Fred Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930s, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues that Astaire's work as a dancer and choreographer, particularly in the realm of tap dancing, made a significant contribution to the art of jazz.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-355)and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One: Astaire among Others : "There's a difference and Astaire is it" ; "I am a creator"; title: Part Two: Astaire at the studios: "I play with the very best bands" ; "Tell them to let it swing" ; "Fixing up" tunes; title: 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."