{"title":"Arnold Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the captivating works of Arnold Shaw. Discover compelling stories, insightful characters, and thought-provoking themes. A must-read for those seeking literary exploration and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"52nd-street-book-arnold-shaw-9780306800689","title":"52nd Street","description":"Back in the thirties and forties, when New York City was the capital of the jazz world,you could hail a cab, ask the driver to take you to \"The Street,\" and find yourself on 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Musicians, jazz lovers, college students, big businessmen,everybody knew that this was \"The Street that Never Slept,\" the Street where every night was New Year's Eve, the Street that  Variety  editor Abel Green so aptly dubbed \"America's Montmartre.\" Here, for the price of a drink or two, you could walk through the whole history of jazz. Hot jazz was born and raised on The Street, as were the big swing bands of the thirties and the modern \"cool\" jazz combos of the forties. Comics like Alan King and Joey Adams got their start on the Street, as did musicians like Erroll Garner, Jack Teagarden, and Coleman Hawkins. Bessie Smith performed on the Street, and so did Count Basie, Charlie \"Bird\" Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughn, the Dorsey Brothers, Artie Shaw, and other jazz greats.Arnold Shaw was there,as musician, composer, PR man, and just plain listener,and he recreates for us the three swinging decades that were the history if the Street: its birth in Prohibition-era speakeasies, where musicians jammed for gin or just for the fun of it its post-Repeal blossoming as the centre of the jazz universe, lined up and down on both sides with tiny, smoke-filled rooms where black and white musicians played to capacity crowds its postwar decline as the Street became a tawdy tenderloin of strip and clip joints.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49573938331921,"sku":"GOR003731738","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49635289628945,"sku":"GOR003912869","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50300656845073,"sku":"CIN0306800683VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50787738943761,"sku":"CIN0306800683G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51000753717521,"sku":"NIN9780306800689","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52149579612433,"sku":"NLS9780306800689","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0306800683.jpg?v=1751134098"},{"product_id":"let-s-dance-book-arnold-shaw-9780195053074","title":"Let's Dance","description":"In this sequel to \"The Jazz Age\", Arnold Shaw captures the various aspects of popular music during the Depression. A year-by-year chronicle of music in the 1930s is blended with chapters on broader topics - the jazz clubs on Swing Street, the Big Band boom - and spiced with interviews with major figures (such as Burton Lane and Lionel Hampton), who bring a first-hand feel to the narrative. Readers can visit every corner of the music scene, watching as the Hollywood musical takes off, highlighted by the brilliant Busby Berkeley and the luminous partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. We read about the incredible popularity of radio shows such as \"Your Hit Parade\" and Martin Block's \"Make-believe Ballroom,\" which brought music to households from coast to coast, and experience once again the Broadway musicals of the period - from \"Girl Crazy\" to \"The Cradle Will Rock\" - written by a who's who of American song: Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, and Cole Porter. But above all, this was the Swing Era, when swing bands dominated dance halls, ballrooms, radio broadcasts, and record sales, and Shaw provides portraits of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, and others. From Gershwin's \"Porgy and Bess\" to Disney's \"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs\", from Woody Guthrie to Ethel Merman, and from the Carioca to the Lindy Hop, here is an affectionate and informative account of this golden era of popular song.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49573959729425,"sku":"GOR003036291","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49608944025873,"sku":"GOR009290859","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50902185967889,"sku":"GOR010639311","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51461343052049,"sku":"CIN0195053079VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51601241637137,"sku":"CIN0195053079G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0195053079.jpg?v=1750737786"},{"product_id":"jazz-age-book-arnold-shaw-9780195038910","title":"The Jazz Age","description":"It all happened in America in the 1920s: blues, jazz, band music, torch ballads, operettas, and musicals. Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, and Duke Ellington, Kern, Gershwin, Berlin, and Porter, all burst on to the musical scene in this decade. Harlem celebrated its own artistic and musical renaissance, while the world of prohibition, extravagant parties, and speakeasies produced timeless tunes such as 'Stardust' and 'Tea for Two'. Christened by F. Scott Fitzgerald and declared 'open' by Louis Armstrong, the Jazz Age saw the flowering of the most prolific musical talents of this century.  Arnold Shaw's lively account embraces all the major personalities from instrumentalists to composers, and from singers to lyricists.  The book includes a bibliography, a detailed discography, and lists of songs and films from the 1920s.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49594302431505,"sku":"GOR007916096","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50468551885073,"sku":"CIN0195038916G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50987078091025,"sku":"GOR006068757","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0195038916.jpg?v=1751069852"},{"product_id":"jazz-age-book-arnold-shaw-9780195060829","title":"The Jazz Age","description":"This lively account of the Roaring 20s' in America embraces all the major personalities in jazz and popular music - singers, composers and instrumentalists - together with a detailed discography and lists of songs and films.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49596116074769,"sku":"GOR003778814","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50104369217809,"sku":"GOR003169726","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50451895681297,"sku":"CIN0195060822G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51451396423953,"sku":"CIN0195060822VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52336172171537,"sku":"NLS9780195060829","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53380256629009,"sku":"NIN9780195060829","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53521116823825,"sku":"CIN0195060822A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0195060822.jpg?v=1751258649"},{"product_id":"sinatra-book-arnold-shaw-9780340126448","title":"Sinatra","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49613344080145,"sku":"GOR005697008","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49626654376209,"sku":"GOR005696533","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0340126442.jpg?v=1751070605"},{"product_id":"honkers-and-shouters-book-arnold-shaw-9780020617402","title":"Honkers and Shouters","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031717646609,"sku":"CIN0020617402G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51319044636945,"sku":"CIN0020617402VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52522552328465,"sku":"CIN0020617402A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0020617402.jpg?v=1751036413"},{"product_id":"what-is-the-secret-magic-of-belafonte-rare-book-arnold-shaw-1662102854lsa","title":"What Is the Secret Magic of Belafonte","description":"1960. Pyramid Edition. 287 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Ink stamp i","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50073131680017,"sku":"1662102854LSA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1662102854LSA_1.jpg?v=1722879019"},{"product_id":"rockin-50-s-book-arnold-shaw-9780306803017","title":"The Rockin' 50's","description":"The decade that transformed the pop scene, the 1950s, are here recreated in an authoritative history. From the death of Tin Pan Alley to the birth of rock and roll, Arnold Shaw has captured a wide range of characters - Col Tom Parker, Sam Phillips, Perry Como, Mitch Miller, Dick Clark, Hank Williams, Fats Domino, Little Richard, James Brown, Fabian and dozens of others all set against a background of hula hoops, singing chipmunks, teen-age love and a young singer named Elvis Presley. Written with wit, this history of a contradictory decade - repressed and oversexed - will correct anyone who thinks this was an age of conformity.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50450053857553,"sku":"GOR003398949","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51333514133777,"sku":"CIN0306803011G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53269500166417,"sku":"CIN0306803011VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0306803011.jpg?v=1750780594"},{"product_id":"rockin-fifties-book-arnold-shaw-9780801564321","title":"The Rockin' Fifties","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51322733560081,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51322741457169,"sku":"CIN0801564328G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0801564328.jpg?v=1751075869"},{"product_id":"belafonte-an-unauthorized-biography-book-arnold-shaw-9781013646362","title":"Belafonte, an Unauthorized Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51595357192465,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51595357454609,"sku":"NIN9781013646362","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1013646363.jpg?v=1750706253"},{"product_id":"belafonte-an-unauthorized-biography-book-arnold-shaw-9781014138231","title":"Belafonte, an Unauthorized Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51651371073809,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51651371368721,"sku":"NIN9781014138231","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/101413823X.jpg?v=1750949564"},{"product_id":"belafonte-book-arnold-shaw-9781258066611","title":"Belafonte","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51663374090513,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51663374418193,"sku":"NIN9781258066611","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1258066610.jpg?v=1750712244"},{"product_id":"black-popular-music-in-america-book-arnold-shaw-9780028723105","title":"Black Popular Music in America","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51695063630097,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51695064875281,"sku":"CIN0028723104G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53148092760337,"sku":"GOR009266201","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0028723104.jpg?v=1750842765"},{"product_id":"belafonte-rare-book-arnold-shaw-1765448044mep","title":"Belafonte","description":"1960. First Edition. 338 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corn","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53695185453329,"sku":"1765448044MEP","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1765448044MEP_1.jpg?v=1782133007"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-arnold-shaw.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}