| Description |
x, 219 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Jazz narratives and sonic icons -- Jazz icons, heroes and myths -- Jazz and the disembodied voice -- Not a wonderful world: Louis Armstrong meets Kenny G -- Men can't help acting on Impulse! -- Witnessing and the jazz anecdote -- Dispelling the myth: essentialist Ellington -- Birth of the school. |
| Subject |
Jazz musicians.
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Jazz musicians. |
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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Jazz. |
| ISBN |
9780521896450 hardback |
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0521896452 hardback |
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