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Dangerous rhythms : jazz and the underworld / T. J. English.
Author
English, T. J., 1957-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/Created
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Description
437 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
ML3918.J39 E65 2022
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Subject(s)
Jazz
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Social aspects
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Jazz
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History and criticism
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Music and crime
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Organized crime
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary note
"From T.J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America"-- Provided by publisher.
"Dangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America's most notorious vice districts. For the first half of the century mobsters and musicians enjoyed a mutually beneficial partnership. By offering artists like Louis Armstrong, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and Ella Fitzgerald a stage, the mob, including major players Al Capone, Meyer Lansky, and Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, provided opportunities that would not otherwise have existed. Even so, at the heart of this relationship was a festering racial inequity. The musicians were mostly African American, and the clubs and means of production were owned by white men. It was a glorified plantation system that, over time, would find itself out of tune with an emerging Civil Rights movement. Some artists, including Louis Armstrong, believed they were safer and more likely to be paid fairly if they worked in "protected" joints. Others believed that playing in venues outside mob rule would make it easier to have control over their careers." -- Amazon.com.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-420) and index.
Contents
I. MAJOR CHORD. Shadow of the demimonde
Sicilian message
Kansas City Stomp
Disfiguration
Birth of the hipster
Friends in dark places
Down on the plantation
II. FLATTED FIFTH. The crooner
Swing Street
"Jazz Provides Background for Death"
The ghost of Chano Pozo
Fear and loathing at the Copacabana
The muck and the mud
Twilight of the underworld
Coda.
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ISBN
9780063031418 (hardcover)
0063031418 (hardcover)
9780063031425 (trade paperback)
0063031426 (trade paperback)
LCCN
2021060831
OCLC
1282593731
Other standard number
40031333744
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