Jazz diplomacy : promoting America in the Cold War era / Lisa E. Davenport.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davenport, Lisa E.

Series:

American made music series.

American made music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Jazz.

Cold War--Social aspects--United States.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jazz as an instrument of global diplomacy transformed superpower relations in the Cold War era and reshaped democracy?s image worldwide. Lisa E. Davenport tells the story of America?s program of jazz diplomacy practiced in the Soviet Union and other regions of the world from 1954 to 1968. Jazz music and jazz musicians seemed an ideal card to play in diminishing the credibility and appeal of Soviet communism in the Eastern bloc and beyond. Government-funded musical junkets by such jazz masters as Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and Benny Goodman dramatically

Contents:

Introduction

Battling the Reds

Jazz diplomacy at home and abroad, 1954-1957

Jazz means freedom, 1957-1960

The paradox of jazz diplomacy, 1961-1966

Jazz behind the iron curtain, 1961-1966

Bedlam from the decadent West, 1967-1968

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-212) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48589-X

9786612485893

1-60473-344-6

OCLC:

527340013