The Big Band Almanac - by Leo Walker (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"With more than 500 pictures, and extensive entries on more than 350 orchestras, this complete coverage of black and white bands--from the almost-forgotten Basie, Ellington, Miller, Shaw, and Dorsey--wil"<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>With more than 500 pictures, and extensive entries on more than 350 orchestras, this complete coverage of black and white bands--from the almost-forgotten to Basie, Ellington, Miller, Shaw, and Dorsey--will prompt memories and establish important facts about a glorious era of jazz and popular music. Forewords by Les Brown and Harry James and an index with more than 6,000 names bracket a book that should be part of any music library.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Leo Walker</b> played trumpet in several Midwest territory bands of the '30s. For ten years he operated his own booking agency in Hollywood where he specialized in handling big bands. A former president of the Hollywood Press Club, he is the author of <i>The Wonderful Era of the Great Dance Bands</i> and founder of the Big Band Academy of America.
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