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| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Eric Porter |
| ISBN: | 0520218728 9780520218727 0520232968 9780520232969 |
| OCLC Number: | 48153567 |
| Description: | xxi, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 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. |
| Series Title: | Music of the African diaspora, 6. |
| Responsibility: | Eric Porter. |
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