Circular Breathing - The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain

Klappentext An exploration of the political and cultural experience of jazz performers in Britain from the 1950s "traditional jazz boom" on. Zusammenfassung An exploration of the political and cultural experience of jazz performers in Britain from the 1950s 'traditional jazz boom' onwards Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Jazz, Europe, Americanization 1 1. New Orleans Jazz, Protest (Aldermaston), and Carnival (Beaulieu) 45 2. Whiteness and (British) Jazz 87 3. Jazz of the Black Atlantic and the Commonwealth 129 4. The Politics and Performance of Improvisation and Contemporary Jazz in the 1960s and 1970s 191 5. From "Male Music" to Feminist Improvising 243 Conclusion 297 Notes 305 Bibliography 333 Index 349

Produktdetails

• Autoren: George McKay, McKay, George Mckay
• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 23.11.2005
• EAN: 9780822335603
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3560-3
• Seiten: 376
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Musik > Allgemeines, Lexika