The Bessie Smith Companion (Roots of Jazz)

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ISBN-10:

0306762021

ISBN-13:

9780306762024

Author(s): Brooks, Edward
Released: Mar 21, 1983
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Format: Paperback, 229 pages
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Description:

Bessie Smith released 159 recordings, nearly all of which are considered classics. This book sets out to describe the details of Bessie's technique and to assess its appropriateness to the material with which she was presented. It is one of the first works devoted to the serious investigation of the Blues as a genre.

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