| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Jazz perspectives
|
|
Jazz perspectives (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction ; 1. Branching Out: The Great Era of Venue Creation ; 2. "Bearded Undertakers": Rhythm and Reputation ; 3. "Finesse, Precision, and Logic": Musical Traditions and the African American Elite ; 4. Composition in Context: Lewis and the MJQ, 1952-62. |
|
5. Lewis and Film Noir 6. "Real" Black Music ; Appendixes ; Appendix A: Formal Outlines of Selected Works ; Appendix B: Sait-on jamais (1957) Soundscape ; Appendix C: Odds against Tomorrow (1959) Soundscape ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Scores ; Filmography ; Index. |
| Summary |
For critics and listeners, the reception of the 1950s jazz-classical hybrid Third Stream music has long been fraught. Christopher Coady explores the work ofone of the form's most vital practitioners, following Lewis from his role as an arranger for Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions to his leadershipof the Modern Jazz Quartet, his tours of Europe, and his stewardship of the Lenox School of Jazz. Along the way Coady shows how Lewis's fusion works helped shore up a failing jazz industry in the wake of the 1940s big band decline, forging a new sound grounded in middle-class African American musical traditions. By taking into account the sociocultural milieu of the 1950s, Coady provides a wider context for understanding the music Lewis wrote for the Modern Jazz Quartet and sets up new ways of thinking about Cool Jazzand Third Stream music more broadly. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lewis, John, 1920-2001 -- Criticism and interpretation.
|
|
Modern Jazz Quartet.
|
|
Lewis, John, 1920-2001 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkhKv6kYpFjCxKbRfmw4q |
|
Modern Jazz Quartet |
|
Music and race -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
|
|
Jazz -- 1951-1960 -- History and criticism.
|
|
Jazz -- 1941-1950 -- History and criticism.
|
|
Third stream (Music) -- History and criticism.
|
|
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory. |
|
MUSIC -- General. |
|
Jazz |
|
Music and race |
|
Third stream (Music) |
|
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Indexed Term |
Australian |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
|
|
History
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780472053209 0472053205 (DLC) 2016027223 (OCoLC)949986704 |
| ISBN |
9780472122264 (electronic bk.) |
|
0472122266 (electronic bk.) |
|
9780472053209 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
|
9780472073207 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
|
0472073206 |
|
0472053205 |
| Standard No. |
40026532836 |
|
10.3998/mpub.8890284 |
|
