Swing.ch Book reviews

03.07.2007 Jazz in der Schweiz

von Bruno Spoerri (Hrsg.)

In unseren Nachbarländern ist die Geschichte des einheimischen Jazz weitgehend aufgearbeitet. In der Schweiz bestehen zwar einige wertvolle Materialsammlungen, ein zusammenfassendes Werk zum Thema fehlte bisher. Wichtige Vorarbeiten wurden geleistet durch die Jazzausstellungen von 1976 und 1993 sowie durch einige Publikationen über Einzelaspekte und einzelne Zeiträume. Seit 1973 ist keine...

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19.06.2007 Brown Sugar: America's Black Female Superstars (NEW!!)

by Donald Bogle

This newly designed, typeset, and updated edition of Donald Bogle’s classic study and celebration of America’s "dark divas" now takes readers up to the present. Originally published in 1980, Brown Sugar was also the basis for the four-hour, four-part, documentary that appeared on PBS as well as on German Education Television, all also written by Bogle.

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13.06.2007 Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop

by Cynthia R. Millman, Frankie Manning

Frankie Manning spread swing dancing's popularity throughout the world while touring with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in the 1930s and '40s. Dance writer and swing dancer Millman conducted extensive interviews with Manning for a vivid account of his career. Manning became a star in Harlem's popular Savoy Ballroom with his unique style, including dancing at a sharp angle to the ground like...

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28.05.2007 This Was Harlem: A Cultural Portrait, 1900-1950

by Jervis Anderson

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28.05.2007 The Cotton Club

by James Haskins

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28.05.2007 The Black Tradition in American Dance

von Richard A. Long, Joe Nash

Black dance is one of the richest strands in the history of American dance. This wide-ranging study focuses on the contributions of black dancers and choreographers from the 1920s to the present, with a brief discussion of the tradition's 19th-century roots. All facets of the black dance scene are presented, including classical ballet, jazz, modern,...

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28.05.2007 The Autobiography of Malcolm X

by Malcolm X, Alex Haley

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