The Jazz of the Southwest: An Oral History of Western Swing
Autor Jean A. Boyden Limba Engleză Paperback – mai 1998
In this book, Jean A. Boyd explores the origins and development of western swing as a vibrant current in the mainstream of jazz. She focuses in particular on the performers who made the music, drawing on personal interviews with some fifty living western swing musicians. From pioneers such as Cliff Bruner and Eldon Shamblin to current performers such as Johnny Gimble, the musicians make important connections between the big band swing jazz they heard on the radio and the western swing they created and played across the Southwest from Texas to California.
From this first-hand testimony, Boyd re-creates the world of western swing-the dance halls, recording studios, and live radio shows that broadcast the music to an enthusiastic listening audience. Although the performers typically came from the same rural roots that nurtured country music, their words make it clear that they considered themselves neither "hillbillies" nor "country pickers," but jazz musicians whose performance approach and repertory were no different from those of mainstream jazz. This important aspect of the western swing story has never been told before.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780292708600
ISBN-10: 0292708602
Pagini: 293
Ilustrații: 24 b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0292708602
Pagini: 293
Ilustrații: 24 b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Locul publicării:United States
Notă biografică
Jean A. Boyd is Professor of Musicology at the Baylor University School of Music in Waco, Texas.
Cuprins
Preface
Note to the Reader
Introduction: Western Swing and the Texas Mystique
Chapter 1. Western Swing: Description and Development
Chapter 2. Western Swing Fiddlers
Chapter 3. Western Swing Guitarists
Chapter 4. The Steel Guitar in Western Swing
Chapter 5. The Western Swing Rhythm Section: Banjo and Bass
Chapter 6. The Western Swing Rhythm Section: Piano and Drums
Chapter 7. The Rest of the Western Swing Band: Horn Players and Vocalists
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Note to the Reader
Introduction: Western Swing and the Texas Mystique
Chapter 1. Western Swing: Description and Development
Chapter 2. Western Swing Fiddlers
Chapter 3. Western Swing Guitarists
Chapter 4. The Steel Guitar in Western Swing
Chapter 5. The Western Swing Rhythm Section: Banjo and Bass
Chapter 6. The Western Swing Rhythm Section: Piano and Drums
Chapter 7. The Rest of the Western Swing Band: Horn Players and Vocalists
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Recenzii
Although Boyd states that 'this book is only a beginning', Jazz of the Southwest is, in fact, a rich source of information on both the music and the men who made the music. It is a thoughtful and readable celebration of western swing.
Descriere
The origins and development of western swing as a vibrant current in the mainstream of jazz.