Author:
Stewart, Alex, 1952-
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007.
Descriptionxvii, 398 p. : ill., music ; 23 cm.
Note:New York City big band scenes -- Behind the scenes : training, rehearsals, and gigs -- The rise of repertory orchestras -- On the inside : the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra -- Making it work : leaders and musical direction -- New directions in jazz composition : three portraits -- On the edge : Sue Mingus and the Mingus Big Band -- "In the crack" to "totally outside" : avant-garde bands -- Jazz and clave : Latin big bands -- Going for it : all-women bands -- Blood on the fields : Wynton Marsalis and the transformation of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra -- Outro.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-368), discography (p. 369-372), and index.
