Publication

2010 - Pantheon Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

202,750 words, Guess

Page Count

811 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC782.42164092/273
  • DDCB
  • LCCML102.J3 F75 2010

Description

"Will Friedwald's illuminating, opinionated essays--provocative, funny, and personal--on the lives and careers of more than three hundred singers anatomize the work of the most important jazz and popular performers of the twentieth century. From giants like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland to lesser-known artists like Jeri Southern and Joe Mooney, they have created a body of work that continues to please and inspire. Here is the most extensive biographical and critical survey of these singers ever written, as well as an essential guide to the Great American Songbook and those who shaped the way it has been sung."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

JazzSingersBiographyPopsängerJazz musicJazzsängerPopsängerin

Genres

  • Dictionaries
  • Biography
  • Bio-bibliography

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