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Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz - Hardcover

Sudhalter, Richard M.

 
9780195055856: Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz

Synopsis

The purpose of this text is to reclaim the role white musicians have played in jazz from early in the 20th century to the end of the Second World War, stressing that jazz is an American, not just an African-American, form of musical experience. The emphasis is on individual musicians and their accomplishments - plus a few especially influential big bands. The book rediscovers individual figures and styles of jazz that have been virtually ignored for half a century.

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About the Author


Richard M. Sudhalter is a highly respected musician, one of today's outstanding trumpet players. A noted critic, broadcaster, and historian, he was co author of Bix: Man and Legend, still cited as the definitive Beiderbecke biography. He lives on Long Island's North Fork.

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