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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
When swing was the thing When swing was the thing John R. Tumpak The Big Band Era of 1935 to 1946 was the only time in America's history when jazz was the most popular form of music. Fifteen piece swinging dance bands swept the country in popularity. The music the… OL13617747W
Swing kings Swing kings Julie Koerner 64 p. : 18 cm. + OL1741349W
Jazz it up Jazz it up Milo Sloan A giraffe plays the melody on the saxophone, while an elephant takes the lead on the trumpet, a tiger growls along on the trombone, a crocodile pounds chords on the piano, a rabbit strums the guitar,… OL19721452W
Musician's Daughter Musician's Daughter Rupert Holmes "1940, San Francisco. Jazz saxophonist Ray Sherwood has arrived in town on tour with the Jack Donovan Orchestra and plenty of bad memories. But when he meets two beautiful women on the same day, Ray … OL21023589W
The world of swing The world of swing Stanley Dance "Updated for a new generation of swing enthusiasts, this oral history documents big band jazz as it evolved in the 1920s and 1930s in the words of some of the greatest musicians of the time. In the … OL5096692W