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Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld [Audiobook]
English | ASIN: B09LRL4JKZ | 2022 | 15 hours and 9 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 416 MB From T. J. English, the New York Times best-selling author, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America. Dangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America's most notorious vice districts. For the first half of the century mobsters and musicians enjoyed a mutually beneficial partnership. By offering artists like Louis Armstrong, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and Ella Fitzgerald a stage, the mob, including major players Al Capone, Meyer Lansky, and Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, provided opportunities that would not otherwise have existed.