A rare collection of more than 200 full-color and black-and-white
souvenir photographs and memorabilia that bring to life the
renowned jazz nightclubs of the 1940s and 1950s, compiled by Grammy
Award-winning record executive and music historian Jeff Gold and
featuring exclusive interviews with Quincy Jones, Sonny Rollins,
Robin Givhan, Jason Moran, and Dan Morgenstern. In the two decades
before the Civil Rights movement, jazz nightclubs were among the
first places that opened their doors to both Black and white
performers and club goers in Jim Crow America. In this
extraordinary collection, Jeff Gold looks back at this explosive
moment in the history of Jazz and American culture, and the spaces
at the center of artistic and social change. Sittin' In is a visual
history of jazz clubs during these crucial decades when some of the
greatest names in in the genre-Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Ella
Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Oscar
Peterson, and many others-were headlining acts across the country.
In many of the clubs, Black and white musicians played together and
more significantly, people of all races gathered together to enjoy
an evening's entertainment. House photographers roamed the floor
and for a dollar, took picture of patrons that were developed on
site and could be taken home in a keepsake folder with the club's
name and logo. Sittin' In tells the story of the most popular club
in these cities through striking images, first-hand anecdotes, true
tales about the musicians who performed their unforgettable shows,
notes on important music recorded live there, and more. All of this
is supplemented by colorful club memorabilia, including posters,
handbills, menus, branded matchbooks, and more. Inside you'll also
find exclusive, in-depth interviews conducted specifically for this
book with the legendary Quincy Jones; jazz great tenor saxophonist
Sonny Rollins; Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic Robin Givhan;
jazz musician and creative director of the Kennedy Center, Jason
Moran; and jazz critic Dan Morgenstern. Gold surveys America's jazz
scene and its intersection with racism during segregation, focusing
on three crucial regions: the East Coast (New York, Atlantic City,
Boston, Washington, D.C.); the Midwest (Chicago, Cleveland,
Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City); and the West Coast (Los Angeles,
San Francisco). This collection of ephemeral snapshots tells the
story of an era that helped transform American life, beginning the
move from traditional Dixieland jazz to bebop, from conservatism to
the push for personal freedom.
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