World of Swing: An Oral History of Big Band Jazz

by Stanley Dance

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306810166
• ISBN13: 9780306810169
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 9.3"