At the jazz band ball sixty years on the jazz scene / Nat Hentoff ; foreword by Lewis Porter.

Author/creator Hentoff, Nat
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxvii, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents What am I here for? The rules of my jazz odyssey -- In the presence of Ellington -- Jazz credentials -- The jazz life on and off the road -- Who is a jazz singer? -- The life force of the music -- Finding the first amendment groove -- Roots -- The survivors -- The regenerators -- The master teachers.
General note"Roth Family Foundation music in America imprint"--Prelim. p.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-226) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009038153
ISBN9780520261136 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520261135 (cloth : alk. paper)