| LC control no. | n 82063334 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Europe, James Reese, 1881-1919 |
| Variant(s) | Europe, Jas. R., 1881-1919 Europe, Jim, 1881-1919 |
| See also | Corporate body: Europe's Society Orchestra Corporate body: Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1881-02-22 |
| Death date | 1919-05-09 |
| Place of birth | Mobile (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Boston (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Profession or occupation | Bandmasters Composers Jazz musicians Arrangers (Musicians) African American musicians |
| Found in | The Great American piano bench [SR] c1979 (a.e.) label, container (James Reese Europe) container notes (1881-1919) Too much mustard [SR] ca. 1980: label (Jim Europe) container (Jim Europe's 369th Infantry (Hell-fighters) Band) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Europe, James Reese; b. Feb. 22, 1881, Mobile, AL, d. May 10, 1919, Boston, MA; bandleader and songwriter) Badger, R. A life in ragtime, 1995: t.p. (James Reese Europe) p. 10 (b. Feb. 22, 1880, Mobile, Ala.) p. 214 (d. May 9, 1919, Boston) passim (Jim Europe) Int. dict. of Black composers, 1999 (Europe, James Reese; b. Feb. 22, 1880, Mobile, Ala., d. May 9, 1919, Boston, Mass.; [article by R. Badger]) Southern, E. The music of Black Americans, 3rd ed.: p. 345 (James Reese Europe (1881-1919)) Oxford music online, June 20, 2013: Grove music online (Europe, James Reese; born February 22, 1880, Mobile, AL, died May 9, 1919, Boston; American bandleader and composer; bandmaster of the 369th US Infantry Regiment Band) Enc. of popular music, 4th ed. (Europe, James Reese; born February 22, 1881, Mobile, Ala., died May 9, 1919, Boston, Mass.) Library of Congress WWW site, June 20, 2013: Performing arts encyclopedia (James Reese Europe; born 1881, Mobile, Ala., died 1919) All music guide WWW site, June 20, 2013 (James Reese Europe; Jim Europe; born February 22, 1880 (sidebar has February 22, 1881), Mobile, AL, died May 9, 1919, Boston, MA, age 39) Find a grave WWW site, June 20, 2013 (photo of headstone in Arlington National Cemetery: First Lieut. James Reese Europe, Regimental Band, 369th Inf[antry]; Feb. 20, 1880-May 9, 1919) My heart goes thumping and bumping for you, c1904: cover (James R. Europe) caption (words and music by Jas. R. Europe) Wikipedia, June 20, 2013 (James Reese Europe; born February 22, 1881, Mobile, Ala., died May 9, 1919, Boston; American ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. He was the leading figure on the African-American music scene of New York City in the 1910s) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Reese_Europe> |
| Associated language | eng |
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