Swing it! : an annotated history of jive / Bill Milkowski.
| Author/creator | Milkowski, Bill, 1954- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Billboard Books, 2001. |
| Description | 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The godfathers of jive. Louis Armstrong ; Fats Waller ; Cab Calloway -- The golden era of jive. Louis Jordan ; Slim Caillard ; The Cats & The Fiddle ; Leo "Scat" Watson ; Stuff Smith ; Jimmie Lunceford ; Lucky Millinder -- Jump blues 'n' jive. T-Bone Walker ; Amos Milburn ; Roy Milton ; Floyd Dixon ; Joe Liggins ; Jimmy Liggins ; Tiny Bradshaw ; Big Joe Turner ; Wynonie Harris ; Roy Brown ; Tiny Crimes and his Rockin' Highlanders ; Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown -- Bebop 'n' jive. Lester Young ; Lionel Hampton ; Dizzy Gillespie ; Eddie Jefferson ; Babs Gonzales ; Joe Carroll ; King Pleasure ; Jon Hendricks -- N'awlins jive. Danny Barker ; Professor Longhair ; Huey "Piano" Smith ; James Booker ; Dr. John ; Mr. Google Eyes ; Lloyd Price ; Ernie K-Doe ; James "Sugar Boy" Crawford ; Jessie Hill ; Lee Dorsey ; Eddie Bo ; Clarence "Frogman" Henry ; Kermit Ruffins -- The white connection. The Rhythm Boys ; Cliff Edwards ; Emmett Miller ; Mezz Mezzrow ; Louis Prima ; Harry "The Hipster" Gibson ; Johnny Otis ; Bob Dorough ; Mose Allison ; Ben Sidran ; Tim Hauser ; Dan Hicks -- Women jivesters. Connee Boswell ; Ella Fitzgerald ; The Andrew Sisters ; Una Mae Carlisle ; Ina Ray Hutton ; Ella Mae Morse ; Nellie Lutcher ; Annie Ross ; Janis Siegel ; Candye Kane ; Lavay Smith ; Katharine Whalen ; Ingrid Lucia ; Del Rey -- Retro jivesters. Royal Crown Revue ; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy ; Brian Setzer Orchestra ; Cherry Poppin' Daddies ; Squirrel Nut Zippers ; Roomful of Blues ; Ray Gelato & His Giants of Jive ; Colin James and The Little Big Band ; Paul Cebar ; Jet Set Six ; The Yalloppin' Hounds. |
| Abstract | This book is a celebration of jive--that exuberant, irrepressible, and entirely infectious spirit found in such good-time anthems as "Are You Hep to the Jive?," "Jump, Jive 'n' Wail," and "Hit That Jive, Jack." It chronicles the rich and colorful history of that quintessentially American sound, taking us on a journey from its pioneers to today's retro-swingers through its Golden era. Along the way it illuminates the hip contributions made by beboppers, jump blues hounds, N'awlins jivesters, the white connection, and women jivesters. This book includes a hilarious, too-hip-for-the-room foreword by Tim Hauser (founder of the Grammy Award-winning vocal group, Manhattan Transfer) along with extensive discographies, a comprehensive A-Z jive glossary, and vintage photos of jive's most charismatic entertainers, from Fats Waller, Slim Gaillard and Cab Calloway to Leo Scat Watson, Stuff Smith, Babs Gonzalez and Harry "The Hipster" Gibson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-283), discographies, and index. |
| LCCN | 00064233 |
| ISBN | 0823076717 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML102.J3 M48 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |