Beyond the Bandstand
Beyond the Bandstand
Buch
- Paul Whiteman in American Musical Culture
- Herausgeber: W. Anthony Sheppard
- University of Illinois Press, 11/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780252088209
- Bestellnummer: 11918617
- Umfang: 336 Seiten
- Gewicht: 454 g
- Maße: 235 x 156 mm
- Stärke: 23 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 19.11.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
"The most successful bandleader of the 1920s, Paul Whiteman was an entertainment icon who played a major role in the mainstreaming of jazz. Whiteman and his band premiered Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Duke Ellington acknowledged his achievements. His astonishing ear for talent vaulted a who's who of artists toward prominence. But Whiteman's oversized presence eclipsed Black jazz musicians while his middlebrow music prompted later generations to jettison him from jazz history"--
Beyond the Bandstand
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