Artie Shaw

Icon of Swing

Barnett Singer, Jesse Read (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

201 Seiten

2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8970-8 (ISBN)

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A remarkable bandleader, composer and clarinetist, Artie Shaw’s popularity defined the American music scene between the years of 1938-1945. This biography covers Shaw’s life and career, and is based in part on interviews with Shaw conducted by the author during the 1970s and 1980s.

A remarkable bandleader, composer and clarinetist, Artie Shaw's popularity defined the American music scene from 1938 to 1945, the Swing Era. Shaw led a fascinating, tumultuous personal life, including a difficult childhood and marriages to starlets such as Lana Turner and Ava Gardner. This biography covers Shaw's life and career, and is based in part on interviews with Shaw conducted by the author during the 1970s and 1980s. Chapters cover the Swing Era, his time in the Navy during World War II and the Shaw Orchestra. Some analytic chapters dig deeper into the meaning behind his recordings, highlighting the growth within his music.

Barnett Singer is professor emeritus of history, Brock University. He has published a number of other books in the fields of French history and biography. Jesse Read is professor emeritus and the former director of the School of Music, University of British Columbia. He also taught at the University of Delaware, has played concerts around the world, and was a studio musician for feature films in Hollywood.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

One. Reaching the Top in the Swing Era

Two. Shaw at His Apex: 1939

Three. The Second Great Shaw Orchestra: 1940-41

Four. More (and Less) of the Same: 1941-42

Five. Bringing Music to the Troops

Six. Swing Sunset and a Last Great Shaw Band

Seven. Toward Musical Retirement

Eight. The Long Coda

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	27.12.2023
Zusatzinfo	14 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-4766-8970-9 / 1476689709
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8970-8 / 9781476689708
Zustand	Neuware