Jazz: The American Theme Song
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 30 November 1995
- ISBN 9780195096354
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages336 pages
- Size 217x138x20 mm
- Weight 440 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
More than a chronological history of this unique American art form, Jazz: The American Theme Song is a fascinating examination of how this music influenced American society. Collier argues that jazz both reflects and celebrates a uniquely American world view.
MoreLong description:
Praised by the Washington Post as a `tough, unblinkered critic,' James Lincoln Collier is probably the most controversial writer on jazz today. His iconoclatic articles, and his acclaimed biographies of the jazz greats continue to spark debate in jazz circles.
With the publication of Jazz: The American Theme Song, Collier does nothing to soften his reputation for hard-hitting, incisive commentary. Questioning everything we think we know about jazz - its origins, its innovative geniuses, the importance of improvisation and spontaneous inspiration in a performance - and the jazz world, these ten provocative essays on the music and its place in American culture overturn tired assumptions and will alternately enrage, enlighten, and entertain.
'the author's research and scholarship cannot be faulted ... A clear, perceptive and well argued critique and a most useful addition to the fast growing library of jazz reference works.'
Stan Woolley, Daily Post
