| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 274 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Tales from Tom's town -- Carrie's gone to Kansas City -- Get low-down blues -- The territories -- Blue devil blues -- Moten's swing -- Until the real thing comes along -- Roll 'em, Pete -- Hootie blues |
| Summary |
There were but four major galaxies in the early jazz universe, and three of them - New Orleans, Chicago, and New York - have been well-documented in print. In this colorful history, Frank Driggs and Chuck Haddix range from ragtime to bebop and from Bennie Moten to Charlie Parker to capture the golden age of Kansas City jazz, the fourth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed March 21, 2024) |
| Subject |
Jazz -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- History and criticism
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Jazz
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Jazz
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Missouri -- Kansas City
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Kansas City, Mo.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Haddix, Chuck, author.
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| ISBN |
1601296444 |
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9781601296443 |
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9780195364354 |
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019536435X |
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