From spirituals to soul music -- From the Sea Islands to the Berklee School -- New Orleans -- Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola -- Memphis -- St. Louis -- Kansas City -- Big bands -- Chicago -- Hollywood and Los Angeles -- San Francisco, Monterey and Las Vegas -- Detroit, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. -- New York City -- New York: Harlem -- New York: Traditional and mainstream -- New York: Avant-garde -- New York: The Village.