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Jazz and Death: Reception, Rituals, and Representations critically examines the myriad and complex interactions between jazz and death, from the New Orleans "jazz funeral" to jazz in heaven or hell, final recordings, jazz monuments, and the music's own presumed death.
List of contents
Introduction: Jazz and Death
1. When I Die, You Better Second Line: The New Orleans "Jazz Funeral"
2. The Devil's Music: Jazz in Hell
3. Louis and the Angels: Jazz in Heaven
4. Swan Songs: Final Concerts and Last Recordings
5. The Long Fall: The Death of Chet Baker
6. Nine Naked Muses: Memorializing Ellington
7. Funky Odors: Is Jazz Itself Dead?
About the author
Walter van de Leur is Professor of Jazz and Improvised Music in the Department of Musicology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on behalf of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he is a Research Coordinator and docent.
Summary
Jazz and Death: Reception, Rituals, and Representations critically examines the myriad and complex interactions between jazz and death, from the New Orleans "jazz funeral" to jazz in heaven or hell, final recordings, jazz monuments, and the music’s own presumed death.
