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Bessie Smith Companion (Roots of Jazz) [Hardcover]

Edward Brooks (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: April 1983 | Series: Roots of Jazz

Bessie Smith released 159 recordings, nearly all of which are considered classics. This book sets out to describe the details of Bessie's technique and to assess its appropriateness to the material with which she was presented. It is one of the first works devoted to the serious investigation of the Blues as a genre.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Pr (April 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0306762021
ISBN-13: 978-0306762024
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,827,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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