Awards

• "Winner of Winner of the 2011 JazzTimes Critics Poll ""Book of the Year"" Award."
• Winner of Jazz Times Critics' Poll: Best Book 2012.
• Winner of Winner of the 2011 JazzTimes Critics Poll Book of the Year Award.

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Full Product Details

Author:   John Swenson (freelance, freelance, UPI and Reauters., New York, NY)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.558kg
ISBN:  

9780199754526

ISBN 10:   0199754527
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   07 July 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1. Voice of the Wetlands 2. African Americans and Indians 3. The Constantinople of the New World 4. Sad night in Jackson Square 5. Return of the Spirits 6. Let It Go 7. Don't Let Them Wash Us Away 8. Reality Check 9. Don't Take My Picture 10. Musicians Strike Back at Violence 11. I am New Orleans 12. Shorty on the Block 13. The Armstrong Legacy 14. Cold in the Trailer 15. If I Can Help Somebody 16. Baghdad on the Mississippi 17. Brown Baby Dead in the Water 18. On the Fringes 19. City That Care Forgot 20. Wild and Free 21. Saving at the Bank of Soul 22. It Ain't Just the Suit 23. Bourbon Street Blues 24. Snooks Flies Away 25. Ghosts of Traditional Jazz 26. New Blood 27. Jazz Fest turns 40 28. New Atlantis 29. McDermott's Duets 30. Cyril's Nightmare 31. The Wizard of Piety Street 32. Blues Come Down Like Rain 33. Cyril Comes Full Crcle 34. Marching In

Reviews

The eloquent central narrative beautifully evokes New Orleans heartfelt, hard-talking survey

John Swenson's moving book records the story of a city that acted on singer Randy Newman's famous plea Don't let them wash us away. ...Swenson argues that the New Orleans' musicians, including Allen Toussaint (in collaboration with Elvis Costello), Terence Blanchard (for Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke), Dr John and Irma Thomas, have all written and played some of their best music since Katrina. Helen Taylor, The Independent

<br> A solid, rewarding book. -Kirkus Reviews<br><br><p><br>

Author Information

"John Swenson has been a syndicated columnist for more than 20 years at UPI and Reuters. His account of musicians returning to New Orleans after Katrina, ""The Bands Played On,"" appeared in Da Capo's Best Music Writing 2007; his ""Every Accordionist a King"" won the 2008 Best Entertainment Feature award from the Press Club of New Orleans. Swenson has been an editor for Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone, Circus, Rock World, Offbeat, and other publications. He is the author of The Rolling Stone Jazz and Blues Album Guide (Random House, 1999); Stevie Wonder (Plexus, 1989); and Bill Haley: The Daddy of Rock and Roll (Stein and Day, 1985)."

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