Taj Mahal Foxtrot : The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age Hardback
by Naresh Fernandes
Hardback
Description
In 1935, a violinist from Minnesota named Leon Abbey brought the first 'all negro' jazz band to Bombay, leaving behind a legacy that would last three decades.
In a decade, swing found its way onto the streets of India.
It influenced Hindi film music: the very soundtrack of Indian life.
The optimism of jazz became an important element in the tunes that echoed the hopes of newly independent India.
This book tells a story of India, especially of the city of Bombay, through the lives of a menagerie of geniuses, strivers, and eccentrics, both Indian and American, who helped jazz find a home in the sweaty subcontinent.
They include the burly African-American pianist Teddy Weatherford; the Goan trumpet player Frank Fernand, whose epiphanic encounter with Mahatma Gandhi drove him to try to give jazz an Indian voice; Chic Chocolate, who was known as' the Louis Armstrong of India'; Anthony Gonsalves, who lent his name to one of the most popular Bollywood tunes ever; and many more.
Taj Mahal Foxtrot, at its heart, is a history of Bombay in swing time.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:192 pages, 20 Illustrations, black and white; 100 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Roli Books Pvt Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2017
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- ISBN:9789351941736
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:192 pages, 20 Illustrations, black and white; 100 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Roli Books Pvt Ltd
- Publication Date:05/05/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9789351941736
