Swingin'' on Central Avenue - African American Jazz in Los Angeles

Through their own words, Vacher tells their story in Los Angeles, offering along the way a close look at the role the black musicians union played in their lives while also taking on jazz historiography's comparative neglect of these West Coast players.

List of contents

Epigraphs
Acknowledgments
Snapshot
Introduction
Chapter 1: Andrew 'Andy' Blakeney
Chapter 2: Gideon Joseph 'Gid' Honore, Jr
Chapter 3: George Robert Orendorff
Chapter 4: Nathaniel Jack 'Monk' Mcfay
Chapter 5: Floyd Payne Turnham, Jr
Chapter 6: Betty Hall Jones
Chapter 7: Mclure 'Red Mack' Morris
Chapter 8: Caughey Wesley Roberts II
Chapter 9: Chester C. Lane
Chapter 10: Isadore Leonidas 'Monte' Easter
Chapter 11: William King 'Billy' Hadnott
Chapter 12: Norman 'Norm' Leland Bowden
Chapter 13: John Richard 'Streamline' Ewing
Chapter 14: Charles L. 'Chuck' Thomas, Jr.
Chapter 15: Jesse John Sailes
Chapter 16: 'Red' Minor W. Robinson
Bibliography

About the author

By Peter Vacher

Product details

• Authors: Peter Vacher, Vacher Peter
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781538112441
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1244-1
• No. of pages: 374
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Jazz, Ethnic Studies, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, California, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Popular Music, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General