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Talking Swing The British Big Bands

open our order pageSheila Tracy
Mainstream, 1997
Hardback. 256pp. b&w illustrations
£17.50

Talking SwingFrom Palace to Palais, the musicians who played in the big bands tell their own stories of an unforgettable era. Talking Swing brings to life the magic of the big bands. Amongst those recalled are Ambrose, Jack Hlton, Geraldo, Ted Heath and Syd Lawrence, who took over when almost everyone else had packed it in and who kept on swinging against all odds. This was the golden age of the big bands, and the story of those days is told by the men and women who made the music.

CONTENTS:
Acknowledgments
Prelude by George Shearing
Introduction
Ambrose; Ivy Benson; John Dankworth; Eric Delaney; Teddy Foster; Roy Fox; Geraldo; Nat Gonella; Ted Heath; Jack Hylton; Syd Lawrence; Vic Lewis; Joe Loss; Ken Mackintosh; Oscar Rabin and Harry Davis; Harry Roy; Lew Stone; And Many, Many More…; George Chisholm
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