Music in American Life Blue Rhythm Fantasy: Big Band Jazz Arranging in the Swing Era, (Hardcover)

Blue Rhythm Fantasy: Big Band Jazz Arranging in the Swing Era Behind the iconic jazz orchestras, vocalists, and stage productions of the Swing Era lay the talents of popular music'unsung heroes: the arrangers.

John Wriggle takes you behind the scenes of New York City's vibrant entertainment industry of the 1930s and 1940s to uncover the lives and work of jazz arrangers, both black and white, who left an indelible mark on American music and culture.