Rhythm is our Business - Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express

Softcover
331 pgs.
The University of Michigan Press, Publ.
Illustrated

This is the first detailed study of one of the swing era's most important bands and the first biography of its leader, Jimmie Lunceford. Grounded in years of research and inspired by the author's love of the subject, the book fills a critical gap in jazz literature.