02438nam a2200289 a 4500001001400000003000400014008004100018020001500059020001800074020001800092020001800110039008900128041000800217050001400225082001400239099001000253100002800263245015300291260004000444490002200484520144100506650005101947650005801998856006802056942000702124999001702131vtls000069320MTX160715s2011                  001 0 eng d  a0472026305  a9780472026302  a9780472033591  a9780472115532 9a201607151113bstaffc201606241418dmaprangc201306272316dVLOADy201211201349zstaff0 aeng  aML422.L86  a781.65092  aEbook1 aEddy Determeyer9100417  aRhythm is our business:bJimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express (jazz perspectives)/h[electronic resource]cRhythm is our business/Eddy Determeyer  bUniversity of Michigan Press,c20061 aJazz perspectives  aIn the 1930s, swing music reigned, and the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra was the hottest and hippest attraction on the black dance circuits. Known for its impeccable appearance and infectious rhythms, Lunceford's group was able to out-swing and outdraw any band. For ten consecutive years, they were the best-loved attraction at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. The group's hit recordings sold in the hundreds of thousands, and Jimmie Lunceford's band rivaled Ellington's for popularity in the African American community.  Jimmie Lunceford was also an innovator, elevating big-band showmanship to an art and introducing such novel instruments as the electric guitar and bass. The band's arrangements, written by Sy Oliver, Edwin Wilcox, Gerald Wilson, Billy Moore, Jr., and Tadd Dameron, were daring and forward looking, influencing generations of big-band writers.  Rhythm Is Our Business traces the development of the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra from its infant days as a high school band in Memphis to its record-breaking tours across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The book also unveils Lunceford's romantic yet ill-fated involvement with Yolande Du Bois, daughter of famous writer and opinion leader W.E.B. Du Bois. And by reconstructing Lunceford's last day, the book offers a glimpse into the mysteries surrounding the leader's untimely death. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and legacy of swing.  aBig band music--History and criticism.9100418  aConductors (Music)--United States--Biography.910041941uhttp://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/UMICHB0000217.html  c10  c66024d66024