| Description |
1 online resource (411 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates). |
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| Series |
Music of the African diaspora ; 13
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Music of the African diaspora ; 13.
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| Note |
"George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes discographies. |
| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; PART ONE: ESSAYS; 1. Griot/Djali; 2. Miles Later; 3. The "Blues Aesthetic" and the "Black Aesthetic"; 4. Blues People; 5. Rhythm; 6. The American Popular Song; 7. Blues Line; 8. Cosby and the Music; 9. Nina Returns; 10. Jazz Criticim and Its Effect on the Music; 11. Not "the Boss"; 12. Wynton Marsalis; 13. "The International Business of Jazz" and the Need for the Cooperative and Collective Self-Development of an International People's Culture; 14. Newark's "Coast" and the Hidden Legacy of Urban Culture; 15. Black Music as a Force for Social Change. |
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16. What You Mean, Du Wop?17. Classic American Music; 18. Singers and the Music; 19. Newark's Influence on American Music; 20. Ritual and Performance; 21. Bopera Theory; 22. "Jazz and the White Critic"; 23. Random Notes on the Last Decade; PART 2: GREAT MUSICIANS; 24. Panthalassa; 25. When Miles Split!; 26. David Murray, Ming's Samba; 27. David Murray, Fo Deuk Revue; 28. David Murray, Addenda to a Concert; 29. On Reissuing Trane; 30. |
| Summary |
For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka has ranked among the most important commentators on African American music and culture. In this brilliant assemblage of his writings on music, the first such collection in nearly twenty years, Baraka blends autobiography, history, musical analysis, and political commentary to recall the sounds, people, times, and places he's encountered. As in his earlier classics, Blues People and Black Music, Baraka offers essays on the famousMax Roach, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltraneand on those whose names are known mainly by jazz aficionadosAlan Shorte. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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Music -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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African American musicians.
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African American musicians. |
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MUSIC -- Ethnomusicology. |
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Jazz. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Digging Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009. 9780520257153 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2008025976 |
| ISBN |
9780520943094 ebook |
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0520943090 |
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9780520257153 cloth alkaline paper |
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0520257154 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520257153 |
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1282360868 |
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9781282360860 |
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9786612360862 |
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6612360860 |
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9780520265820 (paperback) |
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0520265823 (paperback) |
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