| Contents |
The formative years: outside the fraternity 1890s-1920s. -- The ones that got away -- First ladies of jazz -- Women instrumentalists 1920s-1960s. -- Introduction: "my sax is my sex symbol" -- The ladies in the band -- The ladies at the keyboard -- Breaking taboos -- Women vocalists 1920s-1960s. -- Introduction: voice as instrument -- The blueswomen -- The "canaries" -- The jazz singers -- Equal time: beyond fraternity, toward community 1960s-1980s. -- The contemporary scene -- Building a support system -- Profiles. -- Willene Barton -- Carla Bley -- Clora Bryant -- Dottie Dodgen -- Helen Humes -- Sheila Jordan -- Helen Keane -- Melba Liston -- Mary Osborne -- Ann Patterson -- Notes -- More women in jazz -- Discography -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract |
The most complete history of women in jazz to date, Stormy Weather put to rest the myth that jazz is a man's vocation only. Women have played, sung, and produced jazz from its earliest beginnings to the present ... Linda Dahl fills in the gaps in the history of jazz by including nearly all the women who have contributed to its culture ... Based on years of research and scores of interviews, and laced with insightful analyses of all problems from subtle psychological concerns to mundate matters of daily life, the book depicts in rich and diverse detail the lives and art of the jazzwomen. Along the way it vividly re-creates the whole music and culture of jazz itself. Stormy Weather is the definitive book on women in jazz. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-359), discography (pages 307-354) , and index. |
| LCCN | 83019456 |
| ISBN | 0039453553 : |
| ISBN | 039472271X (pbk.) : |
