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Just after World War I, jazz began a journey along America's waterways from its birthplace in New Orleans. This title brings to life the vibrant history of this music and its newfound mainstream popularity among the American people.

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"An intriguing and well-researched history.... William Howland Kenney amasses a wealth of fascinating detail.... His contrast of the life of Fate Marable with the white, upper-class trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke is insightful, and never reduced to polemics." (Financial Times)"

Jazz on the River

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    A Paperback / softback by William Howland Kenney

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9780226102672, 978-0226102672
      ISBN10: 022610267X
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      Book Synopsis
      Just after World War I, jazz began a journey along America's waterways from its birthplace in New Orleans. This title brings to life the vibrant history of this music and its newfound mainstream popularity among the American people.

      Trade Review
      "An intriguing and well-researched history.... William Howland Kenney amasses a wealth of fascinating detail.... His contrast of the life of Fate Marable with the white, upper-class trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke is insightful, and never reduced to polemics." (Financial Times)"

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