Artie Shaw

Vladimir Simosko

doi:10.5771/9780810872707

Summary

Artie Shaw, the world famous clarinet-playing bandleader who became popular during the Swing Era, was immersed in the music business as a performer for 30 years, from the summer of 1924, when he began to study saxophone, until the summer of 1954, when he stopped performing. This period of activity is the focus of this musical biography and discography, a detailed account of Shaw's musical career and recorded output. The book begins with a summary of Shaw's career in the contexts of jazz history and social setting, then moves into more detail. The chronologically arranged sections, mirroring each phase of his career, incorporate contemporary reviews and interview quotes to create an insightful narrative. The discography lists all known recordings and is separate from the text to facilitate easy reference. Includes appendixes and index.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2000
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-6820-2
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-7270-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 281
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword by Artie Shaw No access
3. Editor's Foreword by Dan Morgenstern No access
4. Preface No access
1: Artie Shaw in Context: A Historical Perspective No access Pages 1 - 16
2: New York to New York: 1910-1930 No access Pages 17 - 24
3: Sideman; New York: 1930-1936 No access Pages 25 - 42
4: String Swing: 1936-1937 No access Pages 43 - 50
5: Art Shaw and His New Music: 1937-1938 No access Pages 51 - 62
6: "Begin the Beguine" to the Palomar: 1938-1939 No access Pages 63 - 72
7: Hollywood to Hollywood: 1939-1940 No access Pages 73 - 84
8: Hollywood to New York: 1940-1941 No access Pages 85 - 92
9: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra: 1941-1942 No access Pages 93 - 98
10: The Rangers; Navy Band 501: 1942-1944 No access Pages 99 - 104
11: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra: 1944-1945 No access Pages 105 - 110
12: Artie Shaw on Musicraft: 1946 No access Pages 111 - 114
13: Artie Shaw "Longhair": 1949 No access Pages 115 - 118
14: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra: 1949-1950 No access Pages 119 - 122
15: Artie Shaw on Decca: 1950-1953 No access Pages 123 - 130
16: Artie Shaw and His Gramercy 5: 1953-1954 No access Pages 131 - 138
17: Spain to Los Angeles: 1950s-1990s No access Pages 139 - 142
Introduction to the Discographies No access Pages 143 - 146
Artie Shaw Sideman Discography: 1928-1936 No access Pages 147 - 164
Alphabetical List of Tune Titles with Artie Shaw as Sideman: 1928-1936 No access Pages 165 - 170
Artie Shaw Discography: 1936-1954 No access Pages 171 - 210
Appendix 1: Alphabetical List of Tune Titles with Composer Credits and Recording Dates No access Pages 211 - 228
Appendix 2: Discographical Addenda and Ephemera No access Pages 229 - 230
Appendix 3: Artie Shaw as Composer/ Arranger No access Pages 231 - 236
Appendix 4: Artie Shaw and Vocalists No access Pages 237 - 244
Appendix 5: Annotated Selective Bibliography No access Pages 245 - 248
References No access Pages 249 - 250
Name Directory No access Pages 251 - 270
Name Index No access Pages 271 - 280
About the Author No access Pages 281 - 281