One O'Clock Jump: The Unforgettable History of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils

by Douglas Henry Daniels

Book Overview

The Blue Devils have received very little attention from jazz historians, though the band members and the writer Ralph Ellison (who sometimes sat in with them) spoke with conviction about their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807071374
• ISBN13: 9780807071373
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Rich reporting and jazz music history which cannot be ignored.

ONE O'CLOCK JUMP: THE UNFORGETTABLE HISTORY OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY BLUE DEVILS offers up a wealth of detail on a legendary jazz band from Oklahoma City. They went through many changes from 1923 to 1933, but their legacy has been under-stated until this book, so any avid fan of jazz may know of them, but only in passing. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP fills the gaps, using interviews with the six surviving Blue Devils and others and supplementing these with newspaper accounts of performances and government records. The result is rich reporting and jazz music history which cannot be ignored. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch