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Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band
Author(s): Lawrence Gushee (Author)
- Publisher: OUP USA
- Publication Date: 26 May 2005
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195161319
- ISBN-13: 9780195161311
Book Description
The Creole Band, which existed from 1914-1918, was the first important jazz band, bringing jazz to the wider American public, from California to Massachusetts. This is the first history of the important group, written by a renowned scholar of early jazz.
Editorial Reviews
Review
an extroadinary definitive work that illuminates the careers of many previously overlooked members of that historically important band.’ ― Floyd Levin, Jazz Journal International
About the Author
Lawrence Gushee is Professor Emeritus of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
