TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ramsey,Frederic
AU  - Smith,Charles Edward
AU  - Russell,William
AU  - Smith,Stephen W.
AU  - Campbell,E.Simms
AU  - Nichols,Edward J.
AU  - Hobson,Wilder
AU  - Ferguson,Otis
AU  - Dodge,Roger Pryor
TI  - Jazzmen
AV  - ML 3561 .J3 R3 1939
PY  - 1939///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Harcourt, Brace and Company
KW  - Jazz
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Jazz musicians
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - African American musicians
N1  - This text contains 16 pages of plates containing black and white photographs, which depict the jazz musicians profiled in the text; This text includes an index of music, which provides full lyrics of the songs mentioned within the text; Includes an index.; New Orleans: "Callin' our chillun home"; I. New Orleans music; by William Russell and Stephan W. Smith --; II. White New Orleans; by Charles Edward Smith --; III. King Oliver and his creole jazz band; by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. --; Chicago: "Every tub on its own bottom"; IV. Blues; by E. Simms Campbell --; V. Louis Armstrong; by William Russell --; VI. Bix Beiderbecke; by Edward J. Nichols --; VII. The Austin high school gang; by Charles Edward Smith --; VIII. Boogie woogie; by William Russell --; New York: "I'd rather drink muddy water, lord"; IX. New York turns on the heat; by Wilder Hobson --; X. The five pennies; by Otis Ferguson --; Hot jazz today: "The world's jazz crazy, lawdy, so am I"; XI. Fifty-second street; by Wilder Hobson --; XII. Return to Chicago; by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. --; XIII. Land of dreams; by Charles Edward Smith --; XIV. Hot collecting; by Stephen W. Smith --; XV. Consider the critics; by Roger Pryor Dodge.
N2  - "In preparing Jazzmen we have had a very definite purpose: to relate the story of jazz as it has unfolded about the men who created it, the musicians themselves...While retaining the the contrasting opinions of each contributor, we have at the same time thrown the emphasis of the work upon the jazzmen. For it is the musicians, the creators of jazz, who have actually been most neglected while critical battles have been fought. We feel that their story, heretofore untold, is of major value. This book has attempted to fill the gaps left by critics who, chiefly concerned with their appraisal of the music, have forgotten the musicians. One or another of the authors has interviewed every living jazz musician who could contribute factual material." -- From the introduction.; "Required background reading not only for jazz buffs, collectors, reporters, reviewers, and historians, but also for all students of contemporary American culture. Especially noteworthy is Rodger Pryor Dodge's survey of early jazz criticism." -- From the book jacket
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