Title:
Music makes me : Fred Astaire and jazz
Author:
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
Physical Description:
xii, 375 p. : ill., music, ports. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780520268906
9780520268883
Contents:
Part One: Astaire among Others : "There's a difference and Astaire is it" ; "I am a creator" -- Part Two: Astaire at the studios: "I play with the very best bands" ; "Tell them to let it swing" ; "Fixing up" tunes -- Part Three: Astaire in jazz and popular music: "Keep time with the time and with the times" ; "Jazz means the blues" ; "Something that will send me" ; "You play and I'll dance."
Personal Subject:
Language:
English
