Author: Schuller, Gunther.
Title: The Swing Era: The Deveopment of Jazz 1930-1945.
Description: New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. 1989. - Thick octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly rubbed with the top edges of the covers & the head & tail of the spine slightly faded. The head of the spine is lightly creased. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with its extremities a bit darkened. There is minor spotting to the jacket's spine. xviii & 919 pages. Illustrated with numerous music staves. There is some light staining to the top edge with a small, light stain to the bottom edge. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

Keywords: MUSIC. AMERICAN MUSIC; JAZZ; HISTORY OF JAZZ; GUNTHER SCHULLER; THE SWING ERA: THE DEVELOPMENT OF JAZZ 1930-1945; BLACK BANDS; WHITE BANDS; SOLOISTS; JAZZ MUSICIANS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

See more books from our catalog: Music