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Title

Jazz : New York in the roaring twenties / a book [illustrated] by Robert Nippoldt with texts by Hans-Jürgen Schaal ; translation by Isabel Verea.

Author

Schaal, Hans-Jürgen

Publication

Köln : Taschen, [2013]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Nippoldt, Robert
• Varea Riley, Isabel
• Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941
• Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
• Hunter, Alberta
• Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955
• Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952
• Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
• Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
• Goldkette, Jean
• Venuti, Joe
• Lang, Eddie, 1902-1933
• Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967
• Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
• Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
• Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
• Mills, Irving, 1894-1985
• Williams, Clarence, 1893-1965
• Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
• Georgia Strutters, performer.
• Original Dixieland Jazz Band, performer.
• Mound City Blue Blowers, performer.
• Wolverines (Musical group), performer.
• Jungle Band (Chick Webb), performer.

Description

144 pages : illustrations, portraits; 35 cm +

Summary

It's the Roaring Twenties, and New York is exploding with jazz fever. Crowds flock to the nightclubs and dance halls in Harlem to see the likes of Louis Armstrong with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra playing at the Kentucky Club, or Duke Ellington at the Roseland Ballroom or the world-famous Cotton Club. Designed, illustrated, and edited by Robert Nippoldt, this award-winning book pays homage to this exceptional era, via an entertaining blend of illustrations, facts, and amusing anecdotes presenting 24 leading lights of New York's jazz scene in the 1920s, complete with a CD containing some of their best tunes. The texts, contributed by Hans-Jürgen Schaal, give a vivid account of the club scene and the "band battles," as well as the legendary recording sessions.--Publisher's description.

Alternative Title

New York in the roaring twenties

Subjects

• Jazz musicians > Portraits
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Intellectual life > 20th century
• African American jazz musicians > Portraits
• Jazz > New York (State) > New York > 1921-1930 > History and criticism

Note

• Portraits of jazz musicians and other illustrations drawn by R. Nippoldt with accompanying text by Hans-Jürgen Schall translated into English by Isabel Verea.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and discography.

Event (note)

• Selections on accompanying sound disc originally recorded in New York (1 in New Jersey) 1917-1932.

Contents

• Let's jazz : a historic debut -- Jelly Roll Morton : the big mouth -- Thomas "Fats" Waller : the entertainer -- Alberta Hunter : the runaway -- James P. Johnson : the daddy of them all -- Willie "the Lion" Smith : the big cat in the cellar -- Nick LaRocca : the dilettante -- Early jazz recordings -- Fletcher Henderson : the chemist -- Coleman Hawkins : the lone wolf -- Bessy Smith : the empress -- Louis Armstrong : the king of jazz -- Jean Goldkette : the impresario -- Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang : the Italian duo -- Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke : the brilliant problem child -- The cornet -- The sonogram -- Paul Whiteman : the controversial ruler -- Frankie Trumbauer : the aviator -- Benny Goodman : the man with ambition -- Glenn Miller : the major -- Chick Webb : the tiny giant -- The Manhattan showbiz scene : nightclubs, theaters, and dance halls -- Duke Ellington : the painter in sound -- Ethel Waters : the string bean -- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson : the dancing drummer -- Sidney Bechet : the man without a home -- Sidney Bechet's travels -- Cab Calloway : the big shot -- The finale : glamour and poverty -- The recording sessions : sociogram.
• Contents of sound disc: Freakish (Jelly Roll Morton) -- Beale Street blues (Fats Waller & Alberta Hunter) -- The Harlem strut (James P. Johnson) -- It's right here for you (Georgia Strutters) -- Livery stable blues (Original Dixieland Jass Band) -- One hour (Mound City Blowers) -- Money blues (Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra) -- St. Louis blues (Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong) -- Black and blue (Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra) -- Clementine (Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra) -- Doin' things (Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang) -- Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin, piano ; Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra) -- Big boy (Wolverine Orchestra) -- Shirt tail stomp (Benny Goodman's Boys) -- Dog Bottom (The Jungle Band) -- Mood indigo (Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra) -- I can't give you anything but love (Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra) -- Ain't misbehavin' (Bill Robinson with Irving Mills Hotsy Totsy Gang) -- Wild cat blues (Clarence Williams Blue Five) -- Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway & His Orchestra).

Call Number

Sc G 14-59

ISBN

• 9783836545013
• 3836545012

LCCN

2014562004

OCLC

817579619

Author

Schaal, Hans-Jürgen, author.

Title

Jazz : New York in the roaring twenties / a book [illustrated] by Robert Nippoldt with texts by Hans-Jürgen Schaal ; translation by Isabel Verea.

Publisher

Köln : Taschen, [2013]

Type of Content

text

still image

performed music

Type of Medium

unmediated

audio

Type of Carrier

volume

audio disc

Event

Selections on accompanying sound disc originally recorded in New York (1 in New Jersey) 1917-1932.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and discography.

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Added Author

Nippoldt, Robert, illustrator.

Varea Riley, Isabel, translator.

Morton, Jelly Roll, 1890-1941, instrumentalist.

Waller, Fats, 1904-1943, instrumentalist.

Hunter, Alberta, singer.

Johnson, James P. (James Price), 1894-1955, instrumentalist.

Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952, performer.

Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937, singer.

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971, instrumentalist.

Goldkette, Jean, performer.

Venuti, Joe, instrumentalist.

Lang, Eddie, 1902-1933, instrumentalist.

Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967, performer.

Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986, instrumentalist.

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974, performer.

Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977, singer.

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949, performer.

Mills, Irving, 1894-1985, performer.

Williams, Clarence, 1893-1965, performer.

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994, performer.

Georgia Strutters, performer.

Original Dixieland Jazz Band, performer.

Mound City Blue Blowers, performer.

Wolverines (Musical group), performer.

Jungle Band (Chick Webb), performer.

Research Call Number

Sc G 14-59

Sc CD-1145 audio disc

JNG 13-222 [Text]

*LDC 52819 [CD]