The Creation of Jazz: Music, Race, and Culture in Urban America

ISBN-13: 9780252064210 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 304 str.

Burton W. Peritti

Opis

Explains how jazz was shaped by urbanization, the 'great migration' of southern blacks northward, and the 'jazz image' - dress code, jargon, and use of drugs. This book places jazz in its rich social context.