Author:
Porter, Eric (Eric C.)
Imprint:Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2002.
Descriptionxxi, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:A marvel of paradox : jazz and African American modernity -- Dizzy atmosphere : the challenge of bebop -- Passions of a man : the poetics and politics of Charles Mingus -- Straight ahead : Abbey Lincoln and the challenge of jazz singing -- Practicing "creative music" : the black arts imperative in the jazz community -- Writing "creative music" : theorizing the art and politics of improvisation -- The majesty of the blues : Wynton Marsalis's jazz canon.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-382) and index.
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