Benny Goodman's Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

Softcover
223 pgs.
Oxford University Press, Publ.
Illustrated

Combining rigorous documentary and archival research with close analysis of the recording, Catherine Tackley strips back the accumulated layers of interpretation and meaning to assess the performance in its original context, and explore what the material has come to represent in its recorded form. Taking a complete view of the concert, she examines the rich cultural setting in which it took place, and analyzes the compositions, arrangements and performances themselves, before discussing the immediate reception, and lasting legacy and impact of this storied event and album.