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Black Bottom Stomp David A. Jasen

Black Bottom Stomp By David A. Jasen

Black Bottom Stomp by David A. Jasen

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Drawing on original research this book tells stories of the lives of nine seminal figures in American music history and how ragtime and popular dance music fed into and changed the development of early jazz.

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Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz by David A. Jasen

Black Bottom Stomp tells the compelling stories of the lives and times of nine seminal figures in American music history, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton.

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"...all the profiles are informative, well-written, and filled with insights into their music, personalities, and social background...An excellent introductory resource on the subject, this book will be useful to undergraduates and general readers." -- Choice Magazine

About David A. Jasen

Dave Jasen is a world-renowned authority on ragtime and popular song. A Professor of Communications at C.W. Post College, he is the author of numerous books, including Rags and Ragtime (with Trebor J. Tichenor) and Tin PanAlley . Gene Jones is an actor and ragtime historian. Jansen and Jones togetehr have written two previous books, Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black PopularSongwriters 1880-1930 , a winner of the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for best music book, and That American Rag:The Story of Ragtime from Coast to Coast .

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction: Tom Turpin and the Birth of Ragtime 1. Scott Joplin The Entertainer 2. Eubie Blake Charleston Rag 3. Luckey Roberts Pork and Beans 4. James P. Johnson Carolina Shout 5. Willie the Lion Smith Finger Buster 6. Fats Waller Handful of Keys 7. Jelly Roll Morton Mr. Jelly Lord 8. Louis Armstrong Cornet Chop Suey Select Bibliography Index of Music Titles General Index

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CIN0415936411VG
9780415936415
0415936411
Black Bottom Stomp: Eight Masters of Ragtime and Early Jazz by David A. Jasen
David A. Jasen
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2001-09-21
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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