When Swing Was The Thing

Author : John R. Tumpak
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Swing was the Thing written by John R. Tumpak and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-piece swinging dance bands swept the country in popularity during the big band era of 1935-1946, the only time in America's history to-date when jazz was the most popular form of music. This book provides detailed profiles, many based on personal interviews, of the era's bandleaders, musicians, vocalists, arrangers, and contributors.--Publisher's information.

Author : Linda Keir
Publisher : Lake Union Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781503951853
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Swing of Things written by Linda Keir and published by Lake Union Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When their Wednesday date nights get too predictable, Jayne and Eric Larsen encounter Theo and Mia Winters, the effortlessly cool couple of the neighborhood, who share their secret for keeping things spicy.

Author : Kwame Alexander
Publisher : Clarion Books
ISBN 13 : 0310761875
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swing written by Kwame Alexander and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this YA novel in verse from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo), which Kirkus called “lively, moving, and heartfelt” in a starred review, Noah and Walt just want to leave their geek days behind and find “cool,” but in the process discover a lot about first loves, friendship, and embracing life . . . as well as why Black Lives Matter is so important for all. Best friends Noah and Walt are far from popular, but Walt is convinced junior year is their year, and he has a plan that includes wooing the girls of their dreams and becoming amazing athletes. Never mind he and Noah failed to make their baseball team yet again, and Noah’s crush since third grade, Sam, has him firmly in the friend zone. While Walt focuses on his program of jazz, podcasts, batting cages, and a “Hug Life” mentality, Noah feels stuck in status quo … until he stumbles on a stash of old love letters. Each one contains words Noah’s always wanted to say to Sam, and he begins secretly creating artwork using the lines that speak his heart. But when his art becomes public, Noah has a decision to make: continue his life in the dugout and possibly lose the girl forever, or take a swing and finally speak out. At the same time, American flags are being left around town. While some think it’s a harmless prank and others see it as a form of protest, Noah can’t shake the feeling something bigger is happening to his community. Especially after he witnesses events that hint divides and prejudices run deeper than he realized. As the personal and social tensions increase around them, Noah and Walt must decide what is really important when it comes to love, friendship, sacrifice, and fate. Swing: is written by New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winner Kwame Alexander Features a diverse array of characters and perspectives tackles the biggest social issues of today, including racial prejudice and Black Lives Matter is perfect reading for the classroom or community-wide discussions is a 2020 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers contains original artwork tied to the story If you enjoy Swing, check out Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess.

Author : Rupert Holmes
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307431894
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swing written by Rupert Holmes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-time Edgar Award winner Rupert Holmes–author of the critically acclaimed Where the Truth Lies and creator of the Tony Award—winning musical whodunit The Mystery of Edwin Drood–now fuses gripping suspense and evocative music in an innovative novel of intrigue set in 1940, during the very heart of the Big Band era. Jazz saxophonist and arranger Ray Sherwood, touring with the Jack Donovan Orchestra, is haunted by personal tragedy. But when a beautiful and talented Berkeley student named Gail Prentice seeks his help in orchestrating a highly original composition called Swing Around the Sun, which is slated to premiere at the Golden Gate Exposition on the newly created Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, Ray finds himself powerfully drawn to the beguiling coed. Within moments of first setting eyes on her, Ray also witnesses a horrifying sight: a young woman plunging to her death from the island’s emblematic Tower of the Sun. As the captivated Ray learns more about Gail and her unusual family, he finds himself trapped in a tightening coil of spiraling secrets– some personally devastating, all dangerous and deadly– in which from moment to moment nothing is certain, including Gail’s intentions toward him and her connection to the dead woman who made such a grisly impact upon the stunning island. As events speed toward a shocking climax, Ray must use all his physical daring and improvisational skills to unlock an ominous puzzle whose sinister implications stretch far beyond anything he could imagine.

Author : Sherrie Tucker
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822328179
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swing Shift written by Sherrie Tucker and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story, based on extensive individual interviews, of the women’s swing bands that toured extensively during World War II and after -- a kind of “League of their Own” for jazz.

Author : Wynton Marsalis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393035148
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sweet Swing Blues on the Road written by Wynton Marsalis and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year in the life of the jazz musician and composer includes his views on rap, the road, romance, creativity, politics, culture, and the role of the artist in American society.

Author : Ross Firestone
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393311686
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swing, Swing, Swing written by Ross Firestone and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Elvis and rock & roll, Benny Goodman--the King of Swing--ruled American popular music. In this intimate biography, Firestone illuminates Goodman's enormous impact on American music and culture, offering a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes look at this complicated, difficult jazz superstar. Photos.

Author : Henry Holloway
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1490759379
Total Pages : 845 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swing, Sing and All That Jazz written by Henry Holloway and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apart from being one of just two non-Americans in history to be honoured with Americas prestigious Golden Bandstand Award, South African broadcaster, Henry Holloways remarkable impact on American light music during his 40 years on the air, internationally, is told in this book, in words and pictures. Holloways dozens of long-running radio series on American music legends are jewels, in addition to his regular series, Swing, Sing and All That Jazz, the title of which clearly depicts Henrys penchant for that genre. His relentless pursuit to perpetuate the best from the Golden Age has prompted remarkable responses from music legends like Artie Shaw, Buddy DeFranco, Sammy Cahn, Professor Paul Tanner, Neal Hefti, Steve Allen, Bob Crosby, Les Brown, Milt Bernhart and Ray Evans, to mention but a few of many. His Golden Bandstand Award, invitations from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Society Of Singers, the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society, setting world records with his 60 hours radio series on Les Brown in 2001 and his 115 programmes on Glenn Miller in 2004/06, lectures on luxury cruise liners, broadcasting on the BBC, being interviewed on television and by the press in the USA; these and many other highlights are encapsulated on a first-hand basis in this remarkable autobiography by a unique South African.

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : CrissCross AppleSauce Books
ISBN 13 : 9781942483045
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Swing written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by CrissCross AppleSauce Books. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you like to go up in a swing? Beautiful illustrations by Julie Morstad bring new delight to this classic poem.

Author : Degen Pener
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316076678
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Swing Book written by Degen Pener and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-06-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago a revival of swing took place, originating in San Francisco, snowballing into today's international resurgence. This book presents the complete history of swing music and dancing, then and now.