Summary: "Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most extravagant, eclectic, and technically ambitious Hollywood productions of its day. Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts of the Rhythm Boys...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2018
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS KINHolst, Gustav
Contents: I. Mars, the bringer of war -- II. Venus, the bringer of peace -- III. Mercury, the winged messenger -- IV. Jupiter, the bringer of jollity -- V. Saturn, the bringer of old age -- VI. Uranus, the magician -- VII. Neptune, the mystic.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ HOLSimon, George T.
Summary: A history of the American Big Bands as told through the perspective of the author's contemporary participation. This new edition includes more photographs, follow-up interviews, and a discography of 200 big band theme songs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Schirmer Books 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.48 SIMContents: San Sue strut (Casa Loma Orchestra) -- Mush mouth (Claude Hopkins) -- Lazy rhapsody (Duke Ellington) -- That blue-eyed baby from Memphis (Don Redman) -- The man from Harlem (Cab Calloway) -- Can you take it? (Fletcher Henderson) -- Let's get together (Chick Webb) -- Passionette (Teddy Hill) -- St. Louis wiggle rhythm (Blue Rhythm Band) -- Uproar shout (Erskine Hawkins) -- Remember (Red Norvo)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia 1987
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ NINMcCarthy, Albert
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chilton Book Co. 1971
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 784.48 MCCTeller, Miles
Summary: When a hopeful jazz drummer is invited to participate in a band, the demanding behavior of the conductor begins to change the drummer's personality and dreams.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WHICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE WHIWolff, Patricia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Hut Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOLFF, PATRICIA WOL1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 788.7 WOL
Crowther, Bruce
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File Publications 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 784.8 CROPerelman, Helen.
Summary: Tiana has always dreamed of having her own restaurant, and now her dream is about to come true. The grand opening is just around the corner, and all of Tiana's friends and family will be there, along with a famous food critic! But suddenly everything starts to go wrong. Her bandleader Louis loses his prized trumpet. Then the power goes out after the guests arrive. Will the princess be able to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2012
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DISSummary: Andina represents the full-blooded, upbeat spirit of the music of the Peruvian Andes in a mesmerising collection of hard to find tracks from a unique decade. Psychedelic big bands, rhythmic folk and Peruvian cumbia rub shoulders with Andean huayno rhythms and electric instrumentation for the very first time into what became a vibrant music scene.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger's Milk Records 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN ANDJohnson, Varian
Summary: Scott Free, a student at the Goodness Academy on the planet Apokolips, wants to escape to Earth but falls in love with the head of the Female Furies--the one person tasked with ensuring he never escapes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DC Comics 2022
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 JOHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 JOHLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASSummary: In 1994, President Clinton signed a bill which reaffirmed the government to government relationship between the United States and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa. This chronicles the tribe's struggle from the 1836 treaty of Detroit to the 1994 signing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JOUParker, Charlie
Contents: Billie's bounce -- Now's the time -- Ko-ko -- Moose the mooche -- Yardbird suite -- Ornithology -- Night in Tunisia -- Cool blues -- Relaxin' at Camarillo -- Carvin' the bird -- Chasin' the bird -- Bird of paradise -- Embraceable you -- Klactoveedsedstene -- Scrapple from the apple -- My old flame -- Out of nowhere -- Don't blame me -- How deep is the ocean -- Barbados -- Ah-leu-cha -- Parker's...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Proper Records 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ PARVaughan, Sarah
Contents: Ave Maria (3:27) -- City called heaven (3:30) -- Deep purple (3:07) -- These things I offer you (2:58) -- Vanity (2:35) -- My reverie (2:33) -- Out o' breath (2:37) -- After hours (2:50) -- Just a moment more (3:19) -- Pinky (2:42) -- I ran all the way home (3:10) -- Miracle happened (3:18) -- Street of dreams (3:01) -- Time to go (2:59) -- Corner to corner (2:58) -- If someone had told me...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Classics Records 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL VAUBrotherhood of Breath (Musical group)
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Fledg'ling Records 2006
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ MCGPeirce, Lincoln
Summary: "Warning : Big Nate is back, and the whole school's on high alert. Can drama queen Dee Dee compete with Nate's down-and-dirty gossip gathering? Will Mrs. Godfrey lighten up when she learns that she and Nate share a common obsession? And what happens after Coach John wanders into the flight path of a Nate-powered projectile? In this brand-new collection of Big Nate comics, the self-styled King...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PEIContents: Disc I. Prelude / Schifrin (5:54) -- 'Bout to wail / Gillespie ; arr. by Buster Harding (6:46) -- Umbrella man / Larry Stock ; James Cavanaugh ; Vincent Rose (3:00) -- The chains / Schifrin (9:09) -- Birk's works / Gillespie ; arr. by Ernie Wilkins (4:56) -- Stella by starlight / Victor Young ; Ned Washington (4:05) -- Dizzy's business / Wilkins ; arr. by Wilkins (3:36) -- Autumn leaves /...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ GILSummary: As the Depression dragged on, jazz came as close as it ever would to being America's popular music. Now it was often called swing, and, as this program illustrates, it became the defining music of a generation. Suddenly, jazz bandleaders were the new matinee idols, with Benny Goodman hailed as the "King of Swing," while teenagers jitterbugged just as hard to the music of his rivals: Tommy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011