| Edition |
Illini Books ed. |
| Description |
xii, 277 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Music in American life
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Blacks in the New World
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Music in American life.
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Blacks in the New World.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-260) and index. |
| Contents |
"I couldn't see anything but music" : African and rural roots -- "He should throw that club at you" : urban origins in New Orleans -- "Therefore, I got to go" : jazz and the great northern migration -- "Changing, changing" : the forging of northern black communities -- "The great travelers" : white jazz musicians of the 1920s -- "Turn the bitters into sweets" : the musical culture of jazz -- "Being crazy don't make music" : searching for a jazz subculture -- "Money-finding music" : jazz as a commodity -- "Wacky state of affairs" : the Depression, swing era, and revolt -- "The wedding of the races?" : jazz and the color line. |
| Subject |
Jazz -- History and criticism.
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Jazz. |
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Jazz musicians.
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Jazz musicians. |
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African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music. |
| Added Title |
Music, race, and culture in urban America |
| ISBN |
0252064216 |
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