A History of Jazz in America

A HISTORY OF JAZZ

IN

AMERICA

Also by Barry Ulanov

THE INCREDIBLE CROSBY DUKE ELLINGTON

A History of

JAZZ in America BARRY ULANOV

THE VIKING PRESS

NEW YORK

-

1955

COPYRIGHT 1950, 1951, 1952 BY BARRY XJLANOV PUBLISHED BY THE VIKING PRESS IN FEBRUARY 1952

SECOND PRINTING MARCH 1954 THIRD PRINTING OCTOBER 1955

PUBLISHED

ON THE SAME DAY

IN THE DOMINION OF CANADA

BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED

Parts of this

book appeared form in Metronome.

in abbreviated

PRINTED IN

U.S.A.

BY THE VAIL-BALLOU

PRESS, INC.

CONTENTS

ix

Preface 1.

What

2.

Ancestors

Is

Jazz?

9

4.

The Negro The Blues

5.

New

3.

3

18

Synthesis

26

Orleans

35

Figures of Legend and Life

49

7.

Louis

70

8.

Across the Tracks

79

9.

Diaspora

90

6.

10.

T7?e /drzz

n.

Chicago

ii 7

12.

B/*

128

13.

Neitf

F0r&

141

14.

Tfce Crash

156

15.

Dz/e

174

Age

98

Ellington

Swing

185

The Sidemen

201

Pianists

2

19.

Figures of Transition

235

20.

Singers

247

21.

JB