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Introduction; Jazz bands everywhere (1919–30); Jazz and sequins (1931–39); The paradoxes of the occupation (1940–44); The American era (1944–49); Autonomy and marginality (1950–59); The sixties: rule and exception (1959–69); The electric decade (1969–79); Time for review (1980–2007); Coda; Listening guide; Bibliography;