Jazz
Subtitle: the golden era
By: Richard Havers & Richard Evans ; [William P. Gottlieb, photography]
Contributors: Evans, Richard, 1945-; Gottlieb, William P.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780785824985
Subjects: Jazz; History and criticism; Jazz musicians; Photographers
Other titles: Jazz : the golden era : twenty classic jazz tracks : instrumentals & vocals.
Description: Chronicles the history of jazz music from its emergence in 1897 New Orleans through the twentieth century, and describes the musical accomplishments of Louis Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, and others. Includes an audio CD.
Notes: "Includes twenty classic jazz tracks on CD"--Cover.

Compact disc.

"Instrumentals and vocals."--Disc surface.

Companion compact disc titled: "Jazz : the golden era : twenty classic jazz tracks : instrumentals & vocals."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-191) and index.

Book contains English text.
Table of contents: title: Book: William Gottlieb; title: Jazz; title: A jazz timeline; title: Louis Armstrong; title: Mary Lou Williams; title: Duke Ellington; title: Coleman Hawkins; title: Count Basie; title: Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra; title: Gene Krupa; title: Stan Kenton; title: Charlie Barnet; title: Billie Holiday; title: Ella Fitzgerald; title: Thelonious Monk; title: Nat King Cole; title: Buddy Rich; title: Dizzy Gillespie; title: Erroll Garner; title: Charlie Parker; title: Illinois Jacquet; title: Art Pepper; title: Miles Davis; title: The music on the CD.; title: CD: West end blues / Louis Armstrong (1928); title: Twinklin' / Mary Lou Williams with Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy (1938); title: Take the 'A' Train / Duke Ellington (1941); title: Body and soul / Coleman Hawkins (1940); title: One o'clock jump / Count Basie (1937); title: I'll be seeing you / Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1940); title: Let me off uptown / Gene Krupa (1941); title: Artistry in rhythm / Stan Kenton (1944); title: Skyliner / Charlie Barnet (1945); title: Lover man / Billie Holiday (1945); title: It's only a paper moon / Ella Fitzgerald & The Delta Rhythm Boys (1945); title: Straight no chaser / Thelonious Monk (1951); title: Route 66 / Nat King Cole (1946); title: Rich-ual fire dance / Buddy Rich (1946); title: Salt peanuts / Dizzy Gillespie (1945); title: Misty / Erroll Garner (1954); title: Cool blues / Charlie Parker (1947); title: Flyin' home / Lional Hampton Orchestra featuring Illinois Jacquet (1942); title: You'd be so nice to come home to / Art Pepper (1957); title: Little Willie leaps / Miles Davis (1947).