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The is the first biography of composer Youmans. Bordman recreates this child of the lost generation and the glamorous life that he led. The Index, in two parts, has a listing for songs and a listing for everything else. The Appendix of shows is very complete, listing casts, songs (even those that were cut), and musical numbers with a synopsis of scenes. Gerald Bordman is the author of several books on theater, including American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle; American Operetta: From HMS Pinafore to Sweeney Todd; American Musical Comedy: From Adonis to Dream Girls; and American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1869-1914.
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provides you with a catalog of over 120 books associated
with the jazz standards. Organized by category,
each entry has an editorial comment to aid you in
your research and guide you in your recreational
reading.
The books used to research and develop JazzStandards.com
are listed at the right and the listing may be considered
the site bibliography.
The primary focus of these books is not always
the jazz standards per se, so each entry is annotated
indicating the book's relevance to the subject.
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