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A lively reference to the Swing Music craze of the WWII and post-WWII years.

Table of Contents

Introduction Music and Socioeconomic Characteristics Four Masters of Swing Big Bands Vocalists Small Groups A-Z Bibliography

About the Author

LAWRENCE MCCLELLAN JR. is Dean of the Professional Education Division at the Berklee College of Music. He has performed as a trombonist with such artists as Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Glen Campbell, and Nancy Wilson.

Reviews

?[H]ighly recommended for specialty collections....[p]rovides an in-depth and wide-ranging reference to Swing musicians from World War II and beyond. Organized by genre for easy access, from vocalists to big band leaders, The Later Swing Era, 1942-55 includes both musical and cultural background details essential to understanding how the music evolved and changed.?-MBR Internet Bookwatch/The Bookwatch

?[T]his is a book about the music and artists emerging from the early swing era; understood as such, it is a reasonable resource if not a treatment of the complete music scene. Recommended. All audiences.?-Choice

"�H�ighly recommended for specialty collections....�p�rovides an in-depth and wide-ranging reference to Swing musicians from World War II and beyond. Organized by genre for easy access, from vocalists to big band leaders, The Later Swing Era, 1942-55 includes both musical and cultural background details essential to understanding how the music evolved and changed."-MBR Internet Bookwatch/The Bookwatch

"�T�his is a book about the music and artists emerging from the early swing era; understood as such, it is a reasonable resource if not a treatment of the complete music scene. Recommended. All audiences."-Choice

"[T]his is a book about the music and artists emerging from the early swing era; understood as such, it is a reasonable resource if not a treatment of the complete music scene. Recommended. All audiences."-Choice

"[H]ighly recommended for specialty collections....[p]rovides an in-depth and wide-ranging reference to Swing musicians from World War II and beyond. Organized by genre for easy access, from vocalists to big band leaders, The Later Swing Era, 1942-55 includes both musical and cultural background details essential to understanding how the music evolved and changed."-MBR Internet Bookwatch/The Bookwatch