| Description |
xv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in jazz ; no. 57
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Studies in jazz ; no. 57.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202), discography (page 202), filmography (page 202), and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Opposition -- The values of jazz. Individualism ; Interconnectedness ; Assertion ; Openness ; Freedom ; Responsibility ; Creativity ; Tradition -- The opposites of jazz. Individualism and interconnectedness ; Assertion and openness ; Freedom and responsibility ; Creativity and tradition -- The meaning of jazz. Is improvisation inferior to composition? ; Phenomenology and experience ; Existentialism ; The contradiction of perfection in Jazz. |
| Subject |
Jazz -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
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| ISBN |
9780810861435 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0810861437 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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