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Jazz singing

Jazz singing

by Will Friedwald

1990Jazz vocalsSingersHistory and criticismJazzJazz singers
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First lines

When Cole Porter observed that black was white in 1934.

When Cole Porter observed that black was white in 1934.

About this book

The story of how jazz and blues gave birth to popular singing, examining the style of creative singers and why their music was influential.

Themes & subjects

Jazz vocalsSingersHistory and criticismJazzJazz singersJazz, history and criticism
First published 1990

Setting

United States

About the author

Will Friedwald

1961

Author

Will Friedwald

First published

1990

Pages

480

Read time

≈ 12h

Editions

7

Language

English

Publisher

Charles Scribner's Sons

ISBN

9780704370050

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