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1	Those Swinging Yrs PB more books like this by Charlie Barnet, Billy May (Foreword by), Stanley Dance add to wishlist Charlie Barnet (1913-1991) is best known as the popular bandleader whose hits included "Cherokee", "Pompton Turnpike", and "Skyliner". But he was also the first to break the colour barrier in a popular dance band, and his black musicians included Clark Terry, Roy Eldridge, and singer Lena Horne; his white musicians included Jack Purvis, Red Norvo, ... see all copies from $4.80! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	World of Count Basie more books like this by Stanley Dance add to wishlist Count Basie's stellar cast of musicians deliver a host of recollections, reminiscences, and revelations on life with one of the most storied outfits of the big band era in renowned jazz writer Stanley Dance's impressive oral history, THE WORLD OF COUNT BASIE. Basie's employees over the years included musicians of the caliber of vocalist Jimmy ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
3	The world of Earl Hines more books like this by Stanley Dance add to wishlist see all copies from $2.22! first editions
4	Jazz Talking: Profiles, Interviews, and Other Riffs on Jazz Musicians more books like this by Dr. Max Jones, Stanley Dance (Foreword by) add to wishlist First time in paperback: Interviews with jazz greats by an inimitable British writer and raconteur. see all copies from $2.22! new only from $11.95! \| SVS
5	World of Count Basie PB more books like this by Stanley Dance add to wishlist The late Count Basie is one of the jazz immortals. The master of swing, whose beat was the subtlest and supplest of all the bandleaders, Basie featured some of the great soloists in jazz history while he sat unobtrusively at the piano, keeping time with his unmatched rhythm section, showing off the surging power of his brass players, and ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $15.06! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Duke Ellington in Person: An Intimate Memoir more books like this by Mercer Ellington, Stanley Dance add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
7	The World of Duke Ellington more books like this by Stanley Dance add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	World of Swing: An Oral History of Big Band Jazz more books like this by Stanley Dance, Dan Morgenstern (Introduction by) add to wishlist Now available for a new generation of swing enthusiasts, reissued to coincide with the release of "The World of Swing" CD from Columbia/Legacy, this monumental history of big band jazz, documented through interviews with forty leading musicians, has been updated with a new introduction and discography by Dan Morgenstern. see all copies from $3.64! new only from $15.71! \| SVS
9	The World of Swing more books like this by Stanley Dance add to wishlist A fascinating exploration of an almost indefinable idiom, Stanley Dance's THE WORLD OF SWING composes a history of the technique that forms the magical essence of jazz. Dance's uses astute commentary combines with interviews with an intriguing cross-section of both well-known and unsung jazz musicians, ranging from the legendary drummer Cozy Cole ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Those Swinging Years: The Autobiography of Charlie Barnet more books like this by Charlie Barnet, Stanley Dance (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.58! signed copies \| first editions
11	Jazz Era: The Forties more books like this by Stanley Dance (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.34! first editions
12	The Jazz Exiles: American Musicians Abroad more books like this by Bill Moody, Stanley Dance (Designer) add to wishlist The Jazz Exiles chronicles the expatriate movement of American jazz musicians during the post-World War II era. While the term exile normally conjures up images of ousted Third World leaders or deposed kings, it is as much a part of the jazz vocabulary as improvisation or Birdland. Like the American writers of the 1920s who went to Europe and ... see all copies from $10.00! first editions
13	The Night People: The Jazz Life of Dicky Wells more books like this by Dickey Wells, Martin Williams (Introduction by), Stanley Dance add to wishlist With a foreword by Count Basie and a new introduction by Martin Williams. First published in 1971, The Night People is Wells's account of his life as a jazz trombonist and soloist during the Swing Era, including new introductory chapter remarks as well as a critical appreciation and a discography. see all copies from $8.17! first editions
14	World of Duke Ellington PB more books like this by Stanley Dance, Duke Ellington (Foreword by) add to wishlist A fascinating portrait of one of America's greatest composer-performers in his own words and the words of the musicians he played with. . "The ultimate in art is self-expression, not escape."-Duke Ellington In this fascinating portrait of one of America's greatest musical legends, longtime friend and jazz historian Stanley Dance recounts the life ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $13.69! \| first editions \| SVS
15	The world of Count Basie more books like this by Count Basie, Stanley Dance add to wishlist see all copies from $15.28! first editions
16	The night people : reminiscences of a jazzman more books like this by Dicky Wells, Stanley Dance add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00! first editions

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