The Golden age of Jazz

Pb. 162 p. 28 x 23,5 cm. Author: William P. Gottlieb. Text: English

In this nostalgic book, writer-photographer William Gottlieb presents a fond look back at the 'Golden Age of Jazz', the years from the late 1930s through the 1940s when, despite the Grat Depression and World War II, enormous strides were made in musical achievement. During the first half of the era, big band jazz, mostly known as swing, reached its peak. During the second half, bop and other modern jazz forms developed. And throughout, pioneers of jazz - already legendary in their own time - continued to play the older styles.