Swing Era New York

Download or read book Swing Era New York written by W. Royal Stokes and published by . This book was released on 1996-02-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Peterson entered the jazz world of New York as a guitarist but made his true contribution documenting an era and its most notable performers. Among the countless subjects he enshrined on film are Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Lester Young and Jack Teagarden. Commentary by jazz historian and critic W. Royal Stokes connects the musicians featured in Peterson's photogrpahs to each other and to the music within the social world of jazz.