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Jazz Style in Kansas City and the South West
Jazz Style in Kansas City and the South West Author:Ross Russell From the 1920s through to the 1940s, Kansas City was the jazz city, home of Lester Young, Benny Moten, Jack Teagarden and Charlie Parker to name a few. This work offers an account of the evolution of the Kansas City style, from its ragtime roots to the birth of bebop.