Swingin' the Dream: Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture by Lewis A. Erenberg

Swingin' the Dream: Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture

Lewis A. Erenberg

344 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction music informative reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

During the 1930s, swing bands combined jazz and popular music to create large-scale dreams for the Depression generation, capturing the imagination of America's young people, music critics, and the music business. Swingin' the Dream explores that ...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...