Abstract

Introduction: Understanding Swing 1. The Tempo of the Time Song of the Jitterbug New Venues, New Audiences 2. Between Conjure and Kapital The Big Bringdown As American as Baseball and Hotdogs We Are All Americans Just Rich Men's Sons 3. The Incorporation of Swing Anyone Can Lead a Dance Band Broadcasting Swing The Jukes Take Over Are Colored Bands Doomed? Passing in Hollywood 4. The Conscription of Swing Soldiers of Music The Theater of Race The Gender Front 5. Swing and Its Discontents Tension Music and Concertitis Smothering the Market Crewcut, Jarb, Swixibop Swing Redux 6. Cracks in the Coalition That Modern Malice Jazz Is America's Own Epilogue: Shall We Dance? Notes Index

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