Jazz Musicians of the Early Years, to 1945

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Introduction     
• PART 1: THE NEW ORLEANS TRADITION     
• Buddy Bolden (1877–1931) The Cornet Pioneer     
• Nick LaRocca (1889–1961) The History Maker     
• Joe “King” Oliver (1885–1938) Dippermouth Blues     
• Kid Ory (1886–1973) Tailgate Trombone     
• Freddie Keppard (1890–1933) The Second in Line     
• Pops Foster (1892–1969) The Slap Rhythm Man     
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941) Red Hot Pepper Jazz     
• Johnny Dodds (1892–1940) Weary Way Blues     
• Sidney Bechet (1897–1959) Coal Cart Blues     
• Zutty Singleton (1898–1975) A Monday Date     
• Baby Dodds (1898–1959) The Great Anchor     
• PART 2: THE JAZZ AGE     
• James P. Johnson (1894–1955) The Stride King     
• Jimmie Noone (1895–1944) Apex Blues     
• Ethel Waters (1896–1977) Jazzin’ Babies Blues     
• Fletcher Henderson (1897–1952) Smack’s Blues     
• Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) The Fountainhead     
• Eddie Lang (1902–1933) Hot Strings     
• Bix Beiderbecke (1903–1931) Singin’ the Blues     
• Earl Hines (1903–1983) Fatha’s Sound     
• Fats Waller (1904–1943) Honeysuckle Rose     
• Jack Teagarden (1905–1964) Prince of the Trombone     
• PART 3: THE BIG BAND AND SWING ERA: THE BANDLEADERS    
• Duke Ellington (1899–1974) Beyond Category     
• Walter Page (1900–1957) The Blue Devil     
• Jimmie Lunceford (1902–1947) Harlem Shout     
• Glenn Miller (1904–1944) In the Mood     
• Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957) Blue Champagne Swing     
• Count Basie (1904–1984) The Catalyst     
• Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956) Clambake Seven     
• Benny Goodman (1909–1986) Swing's the Thing     
• Chick Webb (1909–1939) I Got Rhythm     
• Artie Shaw (1910–) Blues in the Night     
• PART 4: THE BIG BAND AND SWING ERA: THE MUSICIANS     
• Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969) The Boss of the Tenor Saxophone     
• Johnny Hodges (1906–1970) The Earl of Ellingtonia     
• Benny Carter (1907–) Ridin’ in Rhythm     
• Ben Webster (1909–1973) Cottontail Blues     
• Lionel Hampton (1909–2002) The Jazz Ambassador     
• Gene Krupa (1909–1973) Drum Boogie     
• Lester Young (1909–1959) The Prez     
• Roy Eldridge (1911–1989) Little Jazz     
• Jo Jones (1911–1985) The Rhythm Maker     
• Teddy Wilson (1912–1986) Limehouse Blues     
• Jimmy Blanton (1918–1942) Mr. J.B.’s Blues     
• Charlie Christian (1916–1942) Solo Flights     
• PART FIVE. OTHER MAJOR FIGURES     
• Scott Joplin (1868–1917) Maple Leaf Rag     
• Eubie Blake (1883–1983) The Historian     
• Don Redman (1900–1964) The Arranger     
• Art Tatum (1909–1956) King of Jazz Piano     
• Django Reinhardt (1910–1953) The Gypsy Soul     
• Billie Holiday (1915–1959) The Voice of Jazz     
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) Scat ’n’ Things     
• Bibliography     
• Index