Jazz on the Road Music of the African Diaspora Vol. 3 - Don Albert's Musical Life

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List of contents

PREFACE
1. A Musical Education in Creole New Orleans
2. West to Texas, the Southwest Frontier of Jazz: 1926-29
3 Recording for Okeh and Brunswick: 1928-29
4 Don Albert, Southwest Territory Bandlcadcr: 1929-33
5 Expanding the Territory: 1933-34
6 To New York City and Back: 1935-36
7 "America's Greatest Swing Band" Records for Vocalion: 1936
8 A National Band from the Southwest: 1937-39
9 The Band's Final Year: 1940 203
10 From Bandleader to Businessman: 1940-48 211
ll The Second Keyhole, and a Fight tor Social Justice: 1949-60 231
12 Closing the Circle: 1960-80 245
ESSAY ON SOURCES 
WORKS CITED 
INDEX 

Summary

An exploration of the life and music of Don Albert, a jazz musician born in New Orleans in 1908. In addition to providing an account of the daily life of working musicians on the road, this book examines how the issue of race influenced Albert's life, as well as the music of the era.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Wilkinson, Wilkinson Christopher
• Assisted by: Christopher Wilkinson (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.10.2001
• EAN: 9780520229839
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22983-9
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Music of the African Diaspora
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Jazz, USA, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, 20th Century, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment