The Creole Band, which existed from 1914-1918, was the first important jazz band, bringing jazz to the wider American public, from California to Massachusetts. This is the first history of the important group, written by a renowned scholar of early jazz. INDICE: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1.: Dramatis Personae; 2.: Before the Beginning; 3.: The First Season; 4.: The Second Season; 5.: TheThird Season; 6.: The Final Season; 7.: Life and Music After the Band; APPENDIX 1: Itinerary; APPENDIX 2: Billing Names; APPENDIX 3: Repertory; APPENDIX 4:On the word and concept 'Creole'; APPENDIX 5: Digression on the History of the word 'Jazz'; APPENDIX 6: Jelly Roll Morton on Keppard and on the Creole Band; BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE
- ISBN: 978-0-19-973233-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 398
- Fecha Publicación: 27/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés