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Jazz on film : the complete story of the musicians & music onscreen
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Jazz on film : the complete story of the musicians & music onscreen / by Scott Yanow.
ISBN
0879307838 (alk. paper)
Published
San Francisco, CA : Backbeat Books, c2004.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes filmography ( p. 277-279), bibliographical references (p. [283]), and index.
Contents
Introduction
A brief history of jazz on film, 1917-1960
Soundies
Snader telescriptions
Jazz on television
Movies: 1960 to the present day
Ruth Etting
The film careers of Hoagy Carmichael, Harris Barris, Cliff Edwards, Kay Kyser, and Svend Asmussen
Introduction to the review sections
About the reviews and ratings
A listing of the key artists
What is purposely missing from the first three sections
Review section one: Videos and DVDs
Review section two: Hollywood movies
Review section three: Shorts, television specials, and more documentaries
Review section four: Miscellaneous items of interest
Interviews: Three jazz film collectors: Mark Cantor, Ken Poston, John Altman
Top rated films: Films that received a perfect 10 rating
Films that received a 9 rating
Addresses of film labels.
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