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St. Louis jazz : a history
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- Creator
- Dennis C. Owsley
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019
- Physical Details
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- 176 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 1467141747, 9781467141741
- OCLC
- on1086091902
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Ragtime, riverboat excursions and the blues -- The 1920s: blues, dance bands, jazz and the radio -- Hard times in St. Louis -- World War II and its aftermath --The expansion of jazz in St. Louis -- The Blue Note Club and Gaslight Square (1960-1969) -- The Black Artists Group (BAG), the Human Arts Ensemble and the collapse of the scene (1967-1979) -- The revival of the scene (1980-1995) -- A stable jazz scene (1996-2008) -- Slow recovery from the great recession of 2008