Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xv
6. Acknowledgments xx
7. Introduction 3
8. Setting the Scene
9. Are You In or Out? 15
10. Laying the Groundwork 32
11. The Vancouver Scene
12. The Making of a Jazz Scene 67
13. No Room for Squares 105
14. In the Swing of Things 144
15. Altered Chords 183
16. Other Canadian Scenes
17. Co-ops from Coast to Coast 223
18. Conclusion 246
19. Gigography for the Cellar, 1956–63 255
20. Canadian Jazz Sources 259
21. Notes 265
22. Selected Bibliography 305
23. Interviews 310
24. Index 313