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Brotherhood in rhythm : the jazz tap dancing of the Nicholas Brothers
- Title
- Brotherhood in rhythm : the jazz tap dancing of the Nicholas Brothers / Constance Valis Hill.
- Author
- Hill, Constance Valis
- Publication
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- ©2021
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- Additional Authors
- Hines, Maurice
- Subject
- Nicholas Brothers
- African American dancers > Biography
- African American dance teachers > Biography
- African American entertainers > 20th century
- Dancers > United States > Biography
- Jazz tap > United States > History
- Vaudeville > United States > 20th century
- Harlem Renaissance > History
- Racism and the arts > United States > History > 20th century
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Note
- "Winner of the 2001 ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award"--Page v.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-334) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword to the First Edition / Gregory Hines -- Foreword to the Second Edition / Maurice Hines -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Born into jazz -- Brothers (1914-1931) -- Blackbirds in New York (1932-1934) -- All-colored comedy (1934-1936) -- Babes on Broadway (1936-1938) -- Class act and challenge (1938-1945) -- Forties swing, Hollywood flash (1940-1945) -- Converging styles (1942-1945) -- Swing to Bop (1945-1958) -- Nostalgia, and all that jazz (1964-1989) -- Resurgence (1980-1989) -- Legacy.
- Call Number
- Sc E 22-979
- ISBN
- 9780197523971
- 0197523978
- LCCN
- 2021009374
- OCLC
- 1240830496
- Author
- Hill, Constance Valis, author.
- Title
- Brotherhood in rhythm : the jazz tap dancing of the Nicholas Brothers / Constance Valis Hill.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Edition
- Second edition.20th anniversary edition.
- Description
- xxxviii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-334) and index.
- Summary
- "A lovingly researched and thoughtfully created portrait of the Nicholas Brothers, Fayard and Harold, two of the most explosive dancers of the twentieth century who refined a centuries-old tradition of percussive dance into the rhythmic brilliance of jazz tap at its zenith. Interweaves an intimate portrait of these great performers with a richly detailed history of jazz music and jazz dance, bringing their act to life and explaining their significance through a colourful analysis of their eloquent footwork and full-bodied expressiveness. Captures the Brohers' soaring careers, from Cotton Club appearances with Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Jimmy Lunceford, to film-stealing big-screen performances with Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller. Drawing on endless hours of interviews with the Nicholas brothers themselves, Brotherhood in Rhythm documents their struggles against the nets of racism and segregation that constantly enmeshed their careers and denied them the recognition they deserved"-- Provided by publisher.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Hines, Maurice, writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 22-979