Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60
- ISBN-10
- 0472067656
- ISBN-13
- 9780472067657
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Authors
- Lars Bjorn, Jim Gallert
Description
Provides a history of jazz music and documents the careers of a variety of jazz musicians in Detroit from 1920 to 1960.
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