Swingin' on Central Avenue : African American jazz in Los Angeles /

Swingin' on Central Avenue : African American jazz in Los Angeles /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vacher, Peter, 1937- author.
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Description:	xv, 331 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Jazz -- California -- Los Angeles -- 1921-1930 -- History and criticism. Jazz -- California -- Los Angeles -- 1931-1940 -- History and criticism. African American jazz musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews. Jazz musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews. African American jazz musicians. Jazz. Jazz musicians. Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) California -- Los Angeles. California -- Los Angeles -- Central Avenue. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Interviews.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10380418

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Varying Form of Title:	Swinging on Central Avenue
ISBN:	9780810888326 0810888327 9780810888333
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Andrew "Andy" Blakeney: Trumpet
2. Gideon Joseph "Gid" Honore Jr.: Piano
3. George Robert Orendorff: Trumpet
4. Nathaniel Jack "Monk" McFay: Drums
5. Floyd Payne Turnham Jr.: Clarinet and Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophones
6. Betty Hall Jones: Piano, Organ, and Vocals
7. McLure "Red Mack" Morris: Trumpet, Vibes, Drums, and Organ
8. Caughey Wesley Roberts II: Alto Saxophone. Tenor Saxophone. and Clarinet
9. Chester C. Lane: Piano
10. Isadore Leonidas "Monte" Easter: Trumpet and Vocals
11. William King "Billy" Hadnott: Bass
12. Norman "Norm" Leland Bowden: Trumpet
13. John, Richard "Streamline" Ewing: Trombone
14. Charles L. "Chuck" Thomas Jr.: Tenor Saxophone
15. Jesse John Sailes: Drums
16. "Red" Minor William Robinson: Drums
Appendix: Snapshot
Notes
Selected Bibliography and Source Materials
Index
About the Author