Black Beauty, White Heat: A Pictorial History of Classic Jazz, 1920-1950 - Softcover

Driggs, Frank; Lewine, Harris

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Synopsis

An essential part of every aficionado's library, Black Beauty White Heat brings back innumerable memories of jazz's early days. With more than 600 photographs, advertisements and record labels, the book presents the years of 1920–1950—the decades of the greatest ferment and spread of jazz. Black Beauty White Heat will be a focal point of endless discussion about the origins of jazz for years to come.

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About the Author

Frank Driggs, noted jazz historian, record producer, and photo archivist, operates the renowned Frank Driggs Collection of jazz history and American popular culture. Harris Lewine, acclaimed art director and book packager, has worked in jazz at Riverside Records, been art director for five major publishing houses, and written, co-written, and edited a myriad of books.

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9780688037710: Black Beauty, White Heat: A Pictorial History of Classic Jazz, 1920-1950

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ISBN 10:  0688037712 ISBN 13:  9780688037710
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 1982
Hardcover