Steve Knopper (ed)
Visible Ink Press, 1999
Paperback. 490pp
£16.95

In 1935 Benny Goodman and his band began to rock and the swing era shifted into high gear. And as we dance into the new millennium, swing is again the thing. From the vintage sounds of the classic swing artists to the rollicking licks of western swing to the hottest neo-swing bands patrolling the planet in the never-ending quest to bring new life to the dance floor, MusicHound Swing sweats and swaggers and tells you who's hot and who's not. And you'll get a taste of rockabilly, jump blues, and boogie-woogie to boot. More than 300 acts from yesterday and today are given the royal MusicHound treatment, including:

Louis Armstrong; Mildred Bailey; Count Basie; Sidney Bechet; Bid Bad Voodoo Daddy; Cab Calloway; Nat King Cole; Harry Connick Jr;. Bing Crosby; Bob Crosby; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Sammy Davis Jr.; Duke Ellington; Benny Goodman; Fletcher Henderso; Peggy Lee; Guy Lombardo; Joe Jackson; Harry James; Louis Jordan; Gene Krupa; Billy May; Mighty Blue Kings; Amos Milburn; Glenn Miller; Jelly Roll Morton; Red Norvo; Carl Perkins; Louis Prima; Nelson Riddle; Roomful of Blues; The Brian Selzer Orchestra; Artie Shaw; Dinah Shore; Frank Sinatra; Noble Sissle; Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers; Dinah Washington; Paul Whiteman; Mary Lou Williams; Lester Young; and many more.

Besides telling you "what to buy", MusicHound Swing is packed with in-depth biographical essays and details on artistic influences, musical development and trademark qualities. More than 100 photos and a free CD help bring the music to life.

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companion book: MusicHound Jazz other books on building a CD collection: Penguin Guide to Jazz an indispensable book, edited by Richard Cook & Brian Morton Jazz 100 Essential CDs a pocket Rough Guide, edited by Brian Priestley & Digby Fairweather Essential Jazz Records volume 1: Ragtime to Swing and volume 2: Modernism to Postmodernism a two volume survey

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