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010 a| 2001044492;

020 a| 0786410485 (ill. case : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Mather, Dan,d| 1925-=| ^A493001;

245 10 a| Charlie Barnet :b| an illustrated biography and discography of the swing era big band leader /c| by Dan Mather.;

300 a| xii, 227 pages, 16 pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 27 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Discographies: pages 183-208.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and indexes.;

505 0 a| Sideman, 1913-1932 -- Leader, 1933-1937 -- Cherokee: The Billy May Band, 1939-1941 -- Skyliner: The Andy Gibson Band, 1942-1945 -- Things ain't what they used to be, 1946-1948 -- Be-bop spoken here, 1949 -- Barnetology, 1950-1966 -- The last jump, 1967 -- In a mellow tone, 1967-1991 -- Pseudo-Charlie.;

520 a| Saxophonist Charlie Barnet (1913-1991) scrabbled for jobs both as a sideman and as a leader. His concern was not so much attracting a broad public or making a lot of money, but instead to form bands with a strong musical content that were somewhere between the out-and-out jazz bands and the commercially successful bands of his day. His musicians and arrangements were his own choices and he was able to put together a good mix of lead men and soloists, rhythm section players, and talented arrangers along with his own voice and saxophone playing. Charlie's solos were good for their time and caught the ears of popular music reviewers. Many photographs and illustrations (including some rare) accompany this full account of his life and career. The discography provides such information as the names of the songs, arrangers, musicians, and vocalists, record company and number, and brief commentary. Song title, name and program indexes and an album listing accompany the text.;

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Charlie Barnet : an illustrated biography and discography of the swing era big band leader / by Dan Mather.

Author/creator	Mather, Dan, 1925-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, ©2002.
Description	xii, 227 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects	Barnet, Charlie. Barnet, Charlie--Discography. Conductors (Music)--United States. --Biography. Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography. Swing (Music)--Discography.

Contents	Sideman, 1913-1932 -- Leader, 1933-1937 -- Cherokee: The Billy May Band, 1939-1941 -- Skyliner: The Andy Gibson Band, 1942-1945 -- Things ain't what they used to be, 1946-1948 -- Be-bop spoken here, 1949 -- Barnetology, 1950-1966 -- The last jump, 1967 -- In a mellow tone, 1967-1991 -- Pseudo-Charlie.
Abstract	Saxophonist Charlie Barnet (1913-1991) scrabbled for jobs both as a sideman and as a leader. His concern was not so much attracting a broad public or making a lot of money, but instead to form bands with a strong musical content that were somewhere between the out-and-out jazz bands and the commercially successful bands of his day. His musicians and arrangements were his own choices and he was able to put together a good mix of lead men and soloists, rhythm section players, and talented arrangers along with his own voice and saxophone playing. Charlie's solos were good for their time and caught the ears of popular music reviewers. Many photographs and illustrations (including some rare) accompany this full account of his life and career. The discography provides such information as the names of the songs, arrangers, musicians, and vocalists, record company and number, and brief commentary. Song title, name and program indexes and an album listing accompany the text.
Bibliography note	Discographies: pages 183-208.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and indexes.
LCCN	2001044492
ISBN	0786410485 (ill. case : alk. paper)

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