Magic City: How the Birmingham Jazz Tradition Shaped the Sound of America

by Burgin Mathews

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Magic City is the story of one of American music's essential unsung places: Birmingham, Alabama, birthplace of a distinctive and influential jazz heritage. In a telling replete with colorful characters, iconic artists, and unheralded masters, Burgin Mathews reveals how Birmingham was the cradle and training ground for such luminaries as big band leader Erskine Hawkins, cosmic outsider Sun Ra, and a long list of sidemen, soloists, and arrangers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1469676885

ISBN13:9781469676883

Release Date:November 2023

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Arts, Music & Photography History Music Social Science Social Sciences

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