Author:
Myers, Marc, 1956-
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2013.
Descriptionx, 267 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Record Giants Blink -- DJs, Promoters, and Bebop -- G.I. Bill and Cool -- Speed War, Tape, and Solos -- Suburbia and West Coast Jazz -- BMI, R&B, and Hard Bop -- Bias, Africa, and Spiritual Jazz -- Invasion and Jazz-Pop -- Alienation and the Avant-Garde -- Lights, Volume, and Fusion -- Jazz Hangs On.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:A comprehensive social history looks at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries.
