World Of Swing An Oral History Of Big Band Jazz [Paperback]

Now available for a new generation of swing enthusiasts, reissued to coincide with the release of The World of Swing CD from Columbia/Legacy, this monumental history of big band jazz, documented through interviews with forty leading musicians, has been updated with a new introduction and discography by Dan Morgenstern.

Stanley Dance (1910–1999)was the author ofThe World of Duke Ellington, The World of Earl Hines, The World of Swingand editor ofJazz Era: The Forties,all published by Da Capo Press. He was a regular contributor toJazz Timesand other publications.