{"product_id":"louis-armstrong-and-paul-whiteman-joshua-berrett-9780300103847","title":"Louis Armstrong and Paul Whiteman: Two Kings of Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dual biography of two great innovators in the history of jazz. One was black, one was white--one is now legendary, the other nearly forgotten.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLouis Armstrong and Paul Whiteman \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ejazz scholar Joshua Berrett offers a provocative revision of the history of early jazz by focusing on two of its most notable practitioners--Whiteman, legendary in his day, and Armstrong, a legend ever since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Paul Whiteman's fame was unmatched throughout the twenties. Bix Beiderbecke, Bing Crosby, and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey honed their craft on his bandstand. Celebrated as the \"King of Jazz\" in 1930 in a Universal Studios feature film, Whiteman's imperium has declined considerably since. The legend of Louis Armstrong, in contrast, grows ever more lustrous: for decades it has been Armstrong, not Whiteman, who has worn the king's crown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This dual biography explores these diverging legacies in the context of race, commerce, and the history of early jazz. Early jazz, Berrett argues, was not a story of black innovators and white usurpers. In this book, a much richer, more complicated story emerges--a story of cross-influences, sidemen, sundry movers and shakers who were all part of a collective experience that transcended the category of race. In the world of early jazz, Berrett contends, kingdoms had no borders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Berrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300103840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300103847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.42w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 63 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2004 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2004 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 457","brand":"Joshua Berrett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425002668287,"sku":"9780300103847","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e149ea0-c770-402b-9a22-af2782aca8df.jpg?v=1761536325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/louis-armstrong-and-paul-whiteman-joshua-berrett-9780300103847","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}