Immigration and American popular culture : an introduction / by Rubin, Rachel, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Hollywood, 1930 : Jewish gangster masquerade -- Los Angeles, 1943 : zoot suit style, immigrant politics -- Broadway, 1957 : West Side Story and the Nuyorican blues -- Monterey, 1967 : the hippies meet Ravi Shankar -- South Bronx, 1977 : Jamaican migrants, born Jamericans, and global music -- Cyberspace, y2k : giant robots, Asian punks -- Afterword : Chelsea, 2006 ; wandering popular culture.…”

Gentrification down the shore / by Makris, Molly Vollman, Gatta, Mary Lizabeth, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Seasonal gentrification -- Racial segregation, sex, gender and rock n roll: the history of Asbury Park -- Working while black -- Owning a business-the employers side -- A west side story -- Cats are the new dogs (and other stuff that makes Asbury cool...and can it stay cool?) …”
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Gentrification down the Shore. by Makris, Molly Vollman

Table of Contents: “…Seasonal gentrification -- Racial segregation, sex, gender and rock n roll: the history of Asbury Park -- Working while black -- Owning a business-the employers side -- A west side story -- Cats are the new dogs (and other stuff that makes Asbury cool...and can it stay cool?) …”
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The real planet of the apes : a new story of human origins / by Begun, David R.

Table of Contents: “…The early years -- Out of Africa : Afropithecus and friends -- Out in the world : early apes spread in Europe -- Home again : the new Afro-European apes -- The big East-West divide -- East side story : our cousins Sivapithecus and the orangutans -- West side story : the African apes of Europe -- The descendants of Dryopithecus -- Back to Africa again.…”

Broadway magic : volume 3 ; the showstoppers.

Table of Contents: “…--There is nothin' like a dame ("South Pacific").--America ("West Side Story").--You gotta have a gimmick ("Gypsy").…”

Dinosaur odyssey : fossil threads in the web of life / by Sampson, Scott D.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Treasure Island -- 2: Stardust saurians -- 3: Dramatis dinosaurae -- 4: Drifting continents and globe-trotting dinosaurs -- 5: Solar eating -- 6: River of life -- 7: Green gradient -- 8: Panoply of predators -- 9: Hidden strands -- 10: Of horn-heads and duck-bills -- 11: Goldilocks hypothesis -- 12: Cinderellasaurus -- 13: Jurassic Park dreams -- 14: West side story -- 15: Way of all creatures -- Epilogue: Whispers from the grave -- Notes and references -- Glossary -- Art and photograph credits -- Index.…”

Music in the shadows : noir musical films / by Biesen, Sheri Chinen, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…The noir musical -- Preludes to the noir musical -- Blues in the night: the noir musical on the brink of World War II -- Smoky melodies: jazz noir musical drama -- Le rouge et le noir: from The red shoes to A star is born -- Dark musical melodrama: from Young at heart to West Side story -- The legacy of the noir musical.…”
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The best of Buddy Rich - the Pacific Jazz years.

Table of Contents: “…Track titles: West Side Story Medley: Overture / Cool / Something's Coming / Somewhere (1996 Digital Remaster) - Love For Sale (Live) (Remix) - Apples (Live) - Diabolus - Rotten Kid - Chelsea Bridge (Live) - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Live) - Channel 1 Suite (Live) - Greensleeves (Live) (Digitally Remastered 97) - Groovin' Hard (Live).…”
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Leonard Bernstein and the language of jazz / by Baber, Katherine A., 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Bernstein's philosophy and the language of jazz -- Trading fours : Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, and jazz -- A jazz-shaped America : swing styles in Fancy Free and On the Town -- Jazz as a rhetoric of conflict in Symphony numbers 2 : The Age of Anxiety -- West Side Story, modern jazz, and the musical commitment -- "Red, white and blues" : Bernstein's blues and the American soul -- Conclusion.…”
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Jerome Robbins : a life in dance / by Lesser, Wendy

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Overture, ; Fancy Free, ; Age of Anxiety, ; The King and I, ; The Cage, ; Afternoon of a Faun, ; West Side Story, ; Fiddler on the Roof, ; Dances at a Gathering, ; The Goldberg Variations, ; In Memory Of ..., ; Coda, ; Notes, ; Acknowledgments, ; Index, ; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z…”
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Enchanted evenings : the Broadway musical from Show boat to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber / by Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street and Sunday in the park with George : happily ever after West side story with Sondheim ; The Phantom of the opera : the reigning champion of Broadway.…”
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Anything goes : a history of American musical theatre / by Mordden, Ethan, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…The structure of twenties musical comedy ; The structure of twenties operetta ; Dancing in the dark ; Blue monday blues ; The Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook ; Something to dance about ; After West side story ; The Sondheim handbook -- The fourth age. …”
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Sondheim!: The Birthday Concert. by Sondheim, Stephen

Table of Contents: “…Overture and Introduction (07:30) -- America from West Side Story (05:22) -- Something's Coming from West Side Story (03:05) -- We're Gonna Be All Right from Do U Hear a Waltz (04:26) -- Don't Laugh from Hot Spot (05:03) -- Joanna from Sweeney Todd (03:11) -- You're Gonna Love Tomorrow / Love Will See Us Through from Follies (04:55) -- Too Many Mornings from Follies (05:06) -- The Road You Didn't Take from Follies (03:37) -- It Takes Two from Into the Woods (03:30) -- Old Friends from Merrily We Roll Along (02:30) -- Finishing the Hat from Sunday in the Park With George (03:55) -- Move On from Sunday in the Park With George (04:48) -- Pretty Women from Sweeney Todd (04:37) -- A Little Priest from Sweeney Todd (07:26) -- Good by For Now the theme from Reds (03:59) -- So Many People from Saturday Night (03:18) -- Beautiful Girls from Follies (02:47) -- Here's to the Ladies Who Lunch from Company (04:37) -- Losing My Mind from Follies (04:23) -- The Glamorous Life from A Little Night Music (04:15) -- Could I Leave You from Follies (04:02) -- Not a Day Goes By from Merrily We Roll Along (04:20) -- I'm Still Here from Follies (06:14) -- Sunday from Sunday in the Park With George (04:29) -- Happy Birthday and Credits (04:17).…”
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A portrait Bernstein conducts Bernstein : Theatre works (vol. I) / by Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

Table of Contents: “…On the town : a musical (with Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Nancy Walker, John Reardon ; supporting cast, chorus, orchestra) -- Three dance episodes from On the town -- Overture to Candide -- Symphonic dances from West side story -- Symphonic suite from the film On the waterfront -- Fancy free ballet -- Trouble in Tahiti : an opera in seven scenes (Nancy Williams, mezzo-soprano ; Julian Patrick, bass-baritone ; other singers) -- Facsimile : choreographic essay for orchestra.…”

On Sondheim : an opinionated guide / by Mordden, Ethan, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Sondheim's chronology -- An introduction to Sondheim's life and art -- Sondheim's mentors and the concept musical -- Sondheim's shows -- Saturday night -- West side story -- Gypsy -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- Anyone can whistle -- Do I hear a waltz? …”
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Current standard songs from the 50's - 60's - 70's.

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Fans' favorites : percussion.

Table of Contents: “…Dichotomy for marching percussion / Atlanta Rhythm (1995) -- Airborne / Blue Knights (1999) -- Clovis West HS (1993) -- West side story / Dartmouth HS (1999) -- Blues Brothers / Father Ryan HS (1996) -- Songs for an ancient soul / Gateway HS (1997) -- Wishing well / Hatboro-Horsham HS (1995) -- The marriage of Figaro / John Overton HS (1996) -- Les miserables / King Philip HS (1998) -- Lincoln-Way HS (1993) -- From time to time / Mission Viejo HS (1999) -- Vodun / Music City Mystique (1998) -- The art of chess / Northglenn HS (1998) -- A partnership in terror / Phantom Regiment (1997) -- Landscapes of the future / Ponderosa HS (1997).…”

The song recital : alive in America.

Table of Contents: “…Songs from 'Chansons de Don Quichotte': Chanson du depart de Don Quichotte / Jacques Ibert (2:43) -- Songs from 'Chansons de Don Quichotte': Chanson a Dulcinee / Jacques Ibert (2:50) -- Songs from 'Chansons de Don Quichotte': Chanson du Duc / Jacques Ibert (1:19) -- Songs from 'Chansons de Don Quichotte': Chanson de la mort de Don Quichotte / Jacques Ibert (3:01) -- Liebesbotschaft from 'Schwanengesang', D. 957 / Franz Peter Schubert -- Moment Musical #4 in C# Minor / Franz Peter Schubert (4:09) -- Moment Musicale #3 in F Minor / Franz Peter Schubert (1:50) -- Nacht und Traüme in B Major, D. 827/Op. 43, No. 2 / Franz Peter Schubert (3:37) -- Ständchen, D. 920 / Franz Peter Schubert (3:26) -- Rastlose Liebe, D. 138/Op. 5 No. 1 / Franz Peter Schubert (1:25) -- Chanson Triste in E Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 4 / Henri Duparc (3:21) -- Extase / Henri Duparc (3:19) -- Phidylé / Henri Duparc (6:02) -- Love Theme from 'Cinema Paradiso' / Andrea Morricone (3:43) -- Ideale / Francesco Paolo Tosti (3:38) -- Largo al Factotum / Gioachino Rossini (5:04) -- Litle Smary / Leonard Bernstein (2:01) -- Greeting / Leonard Bernstein (2:12) -- Scherzo from 'West Side Story' / Leonard Bernstein (1:56) -- Maria from 'West Side Story' / Leonard Bernstein (3:12) -- Wrong Note Rag / Leonard Bernstein (3:27) -- Bring Him Home from 'Les Misérables' / Claude-Michel Schönberg (4:17).…”
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Islands of empire : pop culture and U.S. power / by Fojas, Camilla, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Preface: Our island frontier: the Philippines, Guam, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, and Cuba -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Islands of empire -- Foreign domestics: the Filipino "home front" in World War II popular culture -- Imperial grief: loss and longing in Havana before Castro -- Paradise, Hawaiian style: pop tourism and the -- State of Hawai'i -- Tropical metropolis: west side stories and colonial redemption -- The Guam doctrine: colonial limbo in the Pacific -- Afterword: Whither empire? …”
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The Great White Way : race and the Broadway musical / by Hoffman, Warren, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…and Annie get your gun -- Trouble in New York City : the racial politics of West Side story and the Music man -- Act two : 1967-2012 -- Carbon copies : Black and interracial productions of white musicals -- A chorus line : the Benetton of Broadway musicals -- Everything old is new again : nostalgia and the Broadway musical at the end of the twentieth century -- Exit music.…”
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