Rhythm Is Our Business : Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (357 pages)
- Jazz Perspectives Series .
- Jazz Perspectives Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Go West -- 2. A Versatile Varsity Man -- 3. Down and Out in Cleveland -- 4. Shaping Well -- 5. Cotton Club Parade -- 6. Swing Begins -- 7. Life with Lunceford -- 8. For Dancers Only -- 9. Swinging in Sweden -- 10. When Sy Left the Lunce -- 11. Battling On -- 12. Blues in the Night -- 13. Exodus -- 14. Downhill-and Up -- 15. Sunset in Seaside -- 16. The Bounce Goes On-for a While -- Notes -- Discography -- Index -- Illustrations following page 148.
The life and times of famed band leader, entrepreneur, and entertainer Jimmie Lunceford.