Jazz and justice : racism and the political economy of the music / Gerald Horne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horne, Gerald, author.

Contributor:

Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz musicians.

Economic conditions.

Social conditions.

Music and race.

History.

Jazz--Social aspects.

Jazz.

United States.

Jazz--Social aspects--United States--History.

Jazz--Political aspects--United States--History.

Music and race--United States--History.

Jazz musicians--United States--Social conditions.

Jazz musicians--United States--Economic conditions.

Jazz musicians--Economic conditions.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

456 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, [2019]

Summary:

The music we call "jazz" arose in late nineteenth century North America--most likely in New Orleans--based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the "blues," which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the world via the instruments that had been abandoned by departing military bands after the Civil War. 'Jazz and Justice' examines the economic, social, and political forces that shaped this music into a phenomenal US--and Black American--contribution to global arts and culture. Horne assembles a galvanic story depicting what may have been the era's most virulent economic--and racist--exploitation, as jazz musicians battled organized crime, the Ku Klux Klan, and other variously malignant forces dominating the nightclub scene where jazz became known. Horne pays particular attention to women artists, such as pianist Mary Lou Williams and trombonist Melba Liston, and limns the contributions of musicians with Native American roots.

Contents:

1 Original Jelly Roll Blues p. 30

2 What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue? p. 49

3 One O'clock Jump p. 70

4 Hothouse p. 95

5 We Speak African! p. 121

6 Lullabye of Birdland p. 149

7 Haitian Fight Song p. 180

8 Kind of Blue p. 213

9 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free p. 245

10 Song for Che p. 281

11 The Blues and the Abstract Truth p. 314.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Horne, Gerald, author. Jazz and justice

ISBN:

9781583677858

1583677852

9781583677865

1583677860

OCLC:

1097366020

Publisher Number:

99981486919