The World of Swing

Da Capo Paperback
An Oral History Of Big Band Jazz

A monumental history of big band jazz, documented through interviews with forty leading musicians, has been updated with a new introduction and discography by Dan Morgenstern.

Claude Hopkins
Sandy Williams
Jimmy Crawford
Sy Oliver
Benny Carter
Roy Eldridge
Andy Gibson
Benny Goodman
Lionel Hampton
Chuck Webb
Billy Holiday
and many many more