The Jazz Scene: An Informal History from New Orleans to 1990

by W. Royal Stokes

Book Overview

No one can tell us more about jazz than the musicians themselves. Unfortunately, most oral histories have limited scope--focusing on a particular era or style--and fail to capture the full, rich story of jazz. Now, in this vivid oral history, W. Royal Stokes presents nearly a century of jazz--its people, places, periods, and styles--as it was seen by the artists who created America's most distinctive music.
Here, along with the author's enlightening...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195054091
• ISBN13: 9780195054095
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"