Although now sometimes called -America's classical music, - jazz has not always been accorded favorable appellations. Accurate though these encomiums may be, they obscure the complex and fractious history of jazz's reception in the U.S. Developing out of the African American cultural tradition, jazz has always been variously understood by black and white audiences.
This penetrating study of America's attitudes toward jazz focuses on a momentous period in postwar history--from the end of World War II to the beginning of the Black Power Movement. Exploring the diverse representations of...
Although now sometimes called -America's classical music, - jazz has not always been accorded favorable appellations. Accurate though these encomiu...
