World Of Swing

An Oral History Of Big Band Jazz

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By Stanley Dance

On Sale
Mar 22, 2001
Page Count
456 pages
Publisher
Da Capo Press
ISBN-13
9780306810169

Now available for a new generation of swing enthusiasts, reissued to coincide with the release of “The World of Swing” CD from Columbia/Legacy, this monumental history of big band jazz, documented through interviews with forty leading musicians, has been updated with a new introduction and discography by Dan Morgenstern.

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Stanley Dance

About the Author

Stanley Dance (1910-1999) was the author of The World of Duke Ellington, The World of Earl Hines, The World of Swing and editor of Jazz Era: The Forties, all published by Da Capo Press. He was a regular contributor to Jazz Times and other publications.

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