The Big Band Almanac the protectorate

The Big Band Almanac the protectorateWith more than 500 pictures, and extensive entries on more than 350 orchestras, this complete coverage of black and white bands from the almost forgotten to Basie, Ellington, Miller, Shaw, and Dorsey will prompt memories and establish important facts about a glorious era of jazz and popular music. Forewords by Les Brown and Harry James and an index with more than 6,000 names bracket a book that should be part of any music library.

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