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Before Motown : a history of jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 / Lars Bjorn with Jim Gallert.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2001.Description: xiv, 239 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0472097652 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0472067656 (paper : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781.65/09774/34 21
LOC classification:
  • ML3508.8.D4 B56 2001
Contents:
The music of Black Detroit before big band jazz -- Detroit and the creation of big band jazz -- The 1930s: Paradise Valley days -- Detroit and the birth of bop -- West side modern: Detroit jazz clubs in the 1950s -- The 1950s: The golden age of jazz in Detroit -- Detroit rhythum and blues: from jump blues to Motown -- The social history of Detroit jazz: a summary -- Appendix A. List of interviewss -- Appendix B. Library resources used --Appendix C. List of recommended CDs -- Appendix D. Detroit jazz spots, 1920-60 -- Appendix E. Abbreviations used in photo captions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks ML3508.8 .D4 B56 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000663459

2002 Read Michigan Selection

Includes discography (p. 213-214) and indexes.

The music of Black Detroit before big band jazz -- Detroit and the creation of big band jazz -- The 1930s: Paradise Valley days -- Detroit and the birth of bop -- West side modern: Detroit jazz clubs in the 1950s -- The 1950s: The golden age of jazz in Detroit -- Detroit rhythum and blues: from jump blues to Motown -- The social history of Detroit jazz: a summary -- Appendix A. List of interviewss -- Appendix B. Library resources used --Appendix C. List of recommended CDs -- Appendix D. Detroit jazz spots, 1920-60 -- Appendix E. Abbreviations used in photo captions.

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