The first bibliography devoted to a single jazz genre or era, "Fire Music" is concerned with the music of the jazz avant-gardists such as John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and Sun Ra. It makes accessible the most extensive and up-to-date scholarship of the New Jazz beginning in the 1950s. Included are materials on such topics as jazz collectives and the New York loft scene, as well as jazz in specific countries and regions and a lengthy section of biographical and critical studies on more than 400 artists and ensembles from around the world.
Organized by subject and artist,...
The first bibliography devoted to a single jazz genre or era, "Fire Music" is concerned with the music of the jazz avant-gardists such as John Colt...
