The Golden Age of Jazz

by Bill Gottlieb

Book Overview

A thrilling collection of photographs that reveal the people, places, and events of Jazz's Golden Age the period from the late 1930s through the 1940s during which the music underwent enormous growth and transformation. Two hundred b&w photographs are included, accompanied by Gottlieb's recollection

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671247301
• ISBN13: 9780671247300
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Fireside
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

From the Publisher

"In this nostalgic book, writer and photographer William P. Gottlieb presents a fond look at the 'Golden Age of Jazz,' from the late 1930s through the 1940s. Here are two hundred of Gottlieb's memorable photographs, masterful images with a distinctive storytelling touch that captures a very human side of these larger-than-life musical personalities. All the greats--Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more--are pictured onstage and off. ¶ 176 pages, 200 duotone photographs, size: 8 1/2 x 11". Smythe-sewn paperbound book, with flaps. ISBN: 0-87654-355-7."--© Pomegranate

Really neat!!!

This book is really good. It has great pictures, and it really illustrates what jazz is like. If you are a jazz fan, this is the book to get!!!