000 02438nam a2200289 a 4500
001 vtls000069320
003 MTX
008 160715s2011 001 0 eng d
020 _a0472026305
020 _a9780472026302
020 _a9780472033591
020 _a9780472115532
039 9 _a201607151113
_bstaff
_c201606241418
_dmaprang
_c201306272316
_dVLOAD
_y201211201349
_zstaff
041 0 _aeng
050 _aML422.L86
082 _a781.65092
099 _aEbook
100 1 _aEddy Determeyer
_9100417
245 _aRhythm is our business:
_bJimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express (jazz perspectives)/
_h[electronic resource]
_cRhythm is our business/Eddy Determeyer
260 _bUniversity of Michigan Press,
_c2006
490 1 _aJazz perspectives
520 _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.
650 _aBig band music--History and criticism.
_9100418
650 _aConductors (Music)--United States--Biography.
_9100419
856 4 1 _uhttp://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/UMICHB0000217.html
942 _c10
999 _c66024
_d66024