What is this thing called jazz? : African American musicians as artists, critics, and activists / Eric Porter.

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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