Central Avenue Sounds
Subtitle: Jazz in Los Angeles (Roth Family Foundation Book in American Music)
Contributors: Clora Bryant (Editor); Buddy Collette (Editor); William Green (Editor); Steve Isoardi (Editor); Marl Young (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: August 31, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9780520220980
Subjects: Black studies; Blues; Cultural studies; Jazz; Local history; Social history; History & Criticism - General; Music/Songbooks; Music; California; Genres & Styles - Jazz; Music / General; General
First sentence: With the onset of the Great Depression, many whites along Central Avenue were willing to sell property to blacks and other ethnic groups; thus racism and restrictive covenants at times gave way to mounting economic pressures.