The rise of a jazz art world / Paul Lopes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lopes, Paul Douglas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Physical Description:

vii, 294 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Summary:

A unique sociological vision of the evolution of jazz music in the twentieth century.

Contents:

Introduction: The quest for cultural legitimacy 1

1 Before the Jazz Age: professional musicians and good music 11

2 The Jazz Age: professional musicians and the cultivated vernacular 46

3 The swing craze: professional musicians, swing music, and the art of improvisation 96

4 The rise of a jazz art world: jazz enthusiasts, professional musicians, and the modernist revolt 157

5 The New Jazz Age: the jazz art world and the modern jazz renaissance 217

Conclusion: The jazz art world and American culture 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index.

ISBN:

0521801915

0521000394

OCLC:

47716436