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Music makes me : Fred Astaire and jazz /

Fred Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930s, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues that Astaire's work as a dancer and choreographer, particularly in the realm of tap dancing, made a significant contribution to the art of jazz.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Decker, Todd R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Astaire, Fred.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Dancers > United States > Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Description
Summary:Fred Astaire is best known for his brilliant dancing in the movie musicals of the 1930s, but in Music Makes Me, Todd Decker argues that Astaire's work as a dancer and choreographer, particularly in the realm of tap dancing, made a significant contribution to the art of jazz.
Physical Description:xii, 375 pages : illustrations, music, portraits ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-355)and index.
ISBN:9780520268883 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520268881 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520268906 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0520268903 (pbk. : alk. paper)