{"product_id":"9780953704057","title":"A History of Jazz in Britain 1919-50","description":"\u003cp\u003eA History of Jazz in Britain 1919-1950 was the first truly comprehensive survey of this phenomenon from a British perspective. Despite the increase in literature since it was first published, there is no other book to rival it. This new edition includes additional photos and an updated text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt covers the American trail-blazing artists of the twenties and thirties, their influence on British musicians, the specialist magazines, rhythm clubs, discographers and pundits, and the fascinating cloak-and-dagger plots to defy the Musicians’ Union ban.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wealth of conscientiously researched detail is related with the trenchant and pithy humour for which the author is well-known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Godbolt’s other books include his amusing and insightful memoir of his career working in the music business and his time working as a meter reader, All This and Many a Dog, also republished by Northway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs breezy as a riverboat shuffle, ever on the lookout for the preposterous detail and the opportunity for raffish reminiscence. Times Literary Supplement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnlivened throughout by the author’s passion for the music itself and his sharp eye for human failings. - George Melly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e”If you have not bought this book, I urge you to do so – now!” — Humphrey Lyttelton, BBS Sounds of Jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northway Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009612005616,"sku":"9780953704057","price":32.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780953704057_p0.jpg?v=1763873889","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780953704057","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}