Bjorn, Lars,  1944- <br/><br/>
Before Motown :  a history of jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 / 
Lars Bjorn with Jim Gallert. 
 - Ann Arbor :  University of Michigan Press,  c2001. 
 - xiv, 239 p. :  ill. ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/> 2002 Read Michigan Selection 
<br/><br/>Includes discography (p. 213-214) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0472097652 (cloth : alk. paper) 0472067656 (paper : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00012321 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jazz--History and criticism.--Michigan--Detroit
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3508.8.D4  / B56 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.65/09774/34