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Dangerous rhythms : jazz and the underworld / T. J. English.

Summary:

"From T.J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063031418
  • ISBN: 0063031418
  • ISBN: 9780063031425
  • ISBN: 0063031426
  • Physical Description: 437 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-420) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
I. MAJOR CHORD. Shadow of the demimonde -- Sicilian message -- Kansas City Stomp -- Disfiguration -- Birth of the hipster -- Friends in dark places -- Down on the plantation -- II. FLATTED FIFTH. The crooner -- Swing Street -- "Jazz Provides Background for Death" -- The ghost of Chano Pozo -- Fear and loathing at the Copacabana -- The muck and the mud -- Twilight of the underworld -- Coda.
Subject: Jazz > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Jazz > History and criticism.
Music and crime.
Organized crime > United States > History > 20th century.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library 306.4842 ENG (Text) 37810435796742 Adult Nonfiction Available -