The Jazz of the Southwest
Title | The Jazz of the Southwest PDF eBook |
Author | Jean A. Boyd |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0292783213 |
They may wear cowboy hats and boots and sing about "faded love," but western swing musicians have always played jazz! From Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys to Asleep at the Wheel, western swing performers have played swing jazz on traditional country instruments, with all of the required elements of jazz, and some of the best solo improvisation ever heard. In this book, Jean A. Boyd explores the origins and development of western swing as a vibrant current in the mainstream of jazz. She focuses in particular on the performers who made the music, drawing on personal interviews with some fifty living western swing musicians. From pioneers such as Cliff Bruner and Eldon Shamblin to current performers such as Johnny Gimble, the musicians make important connections between the big band swing jazz they heard on the radio and the western swing they created and played across the Southwest from Texas to California. From this first-hand testimony, Boyd re-creates the world of western swing-the dance halls, recording studios, and live radio shows that broadcast the music to an enthusiastic listening audience. Although the performers typically came from the same rural roots that nurtured country music, their words make it clear that they considered themselves neither "hillbillies" nor "country pickers," but jazz musicians whose performance approach and repertory were no different from those of mainstream jazz. This important aspect of the western swing story has never been told before.
Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest
Title | Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest PDF eBook |
Author | Ross Russell |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780520018532 |
From the twenties through the forties, Kansas City was the jazz city. Lester Young, Jack Teagarden, Count Basie, Ben Webster, Charlie Christian, Mary Lou Williams, and Charlie Parker are just a few of the jazz luminaries discussed in Jazz Style in Kansas City and the Southwest, the essential account of the evolution of the Kansas City style from its ragtime roots to the birth of bebop. Book jacket.
Southwest Shuffle
Title | Southwest Shuffle PDF eBook |
Author | Rich Kienzle |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2013-10-11 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1136718966 |
Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the '30s and early '40s, hundreds of thousands of "Okies," "Arkies," and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A country music scene quickly blossomed there, with performers playing Western Swing, Cowboy, and Honky Tonk country. After World War II, these styles rocked country music, leading to the innovations of '60s performers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard in creating the so-called "Bakersfield Sound." These stories are based on original interviews and archival research by one of the most respected writers on this period of country history. Kienzle writes in a vibrant style, reflecting his long-time love for these musical styles.
Southwest Shuffle
Title | Southwest Shuffle PDF eBook |
Author | Rich Kienzle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | |
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Southwest Shuffle documents an important period in country music history. During the '30s and early '40s, hundreds of thousands of "Okies," "Arkies," and other rural folks from around the Southwest resettled in California, in search of work. A country music scene quickly blossomed there, with performers playing Western Swing, Cowboy, and Honky Tonk country. After World War II, these styles rocked country music, leading to the innovations of '60s performers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard in creating the so-called "Bakersfield Sound." These stories are based on original interviews and archival research by one of the most respected writers on this period of country history. Kienzle writes in a vibrant style, reflecting his long-time love for these musical styles.
Dance All Night
Title | Dance All Night PDF eBook |
Author | Jean A. Boyd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780896727090 |
"Chronicles western swing bands popular in Texas and Oklahoma during the Great Depression and World War II; also investigates contemporary western swing renaissance. Includes music transcription and analysis"--Provided by publisher.
Music in the Southwest, 1825-1950
Title | Music in the Southwest, 1825-1950 PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Swan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2012-07-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781258445546 |
Milton Brown and the Founding of Western Swing
Title | Milton Brown and the Founding of Western Swing PDF eBook |
Author | Cary Ginell |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780252020414 |
"Milton Brown is one of the great unsung heroes of American music; and one of the true fathers of western swing. Ginell's biography offers a wealth of new information on Brown and his times and paints a marvelously detailed portrait of the rich Texas music scene of the Depression era." -- Charles K. Wolfe, Middle Tennessee State University