American Big Bands.0634080547 American big bands. Lee, William Lee, William, 1739–95, American Revolutionary diplomat, b. Westmoreland co., Va.; brother of Arthur Lee, Francis L. Lee, and Richard H. Lee. He opened a business house in London in 1768 and later was a political supporter of John Wilkes and became (1775) an F. Hal Leonard 2005 376 pages $19.95 Paperback ML3518 Lee provides a chronological listing of 650 big bands in the US during the twentieth century, with timelines of what was occurring in US history, followed by brief paragraph descriptions of swing, Mickey Mouse/commercial, and studio bands by decade or period. Entries include the bands of Chick Webb
William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb (February 10, 1905?[1][2][3] , Fats Waller Noun 1. Fats Waller - United States jazz musician (1904-1943) Thomas Wright Waller, Waller , Woody Herman Noun 1. Woody Herman - United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987) Herman, Woodrow Charles Herman , Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Bolden, Gerry Mulligan, Chuck Mangione, and many, many, others, and contain a brief biography of the leader, key events or recordings, and a list of players. Lee is former president of the International Association for Jazz Education and has taught at universities in the US. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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