Stomping the blues / Albert Murray ; introduction by Paul Devlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, Albert, author.

Contributor:

Devlin, Paul, 1980- writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blues (Music)--History and criticism.

Blues (Music).

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Physical Description:

xx, 264 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

40th anniversary edition.

First University of Minnesota Press edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, 2017.

Summary:

In this sensual tribute to the blues, renowned critic Albert Murray explores its history, influences, development, and meaning as only he can. In Stomping the Blues, more than two hundred vintage photographs capture the ambience Murray evokes in lyrical prose-only the sounds are missing. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Blues as Such 1

2 The Blues Face to Face 7

3 The Blue Devils and the Holy Ghost 21

4 The Blues as Music 43

5 Blues Music as Such 55

6 Singing the Blues 77

7 Playing the Blues 91

8 Swinging the Blues 129

9 Kansas City Four/Four and the Velocity of Celebration 149

10 The Blues as Dance Music 179

11 Folk Art and Fine Art 201

12 The Blues as Statement 225.

Notes:

Includes index.

"First published in 1976 by McGraw-Hill Book Company"--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9781517903923

1517903920

OCLC:

982091809

Publisher Number:

99974473670