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Talking Swing
The British Big Bands
Sheila
Tracy
Mainstream, 1997
Hardback. 256pp. b&w illustrations
£17.50
From
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
Index
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