Description: Beginning where Early Jazz left off, The Swing Era focuses on that extraordinary period in American musical history -- 1933 to 1945 -- when jazz was synonymous with America's popular music. The book's thorough scholarship, critical perceptions, and great love and respect for jazz puts this well-remembered era of American music into new and revealing perspective. Covering immense ground in fascinating detail, and replete with stirring portraits of jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman, The Swing Era offers a rich and exciting survey that will appeal to students and scholars alike.

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