African American jazz and rap : social and philosophical examinations of Black expressive behavior / edited by James L. Conyers, Jr. ; introduction by James B. Stewart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conyers, James L., Jr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Rap (Music)--History and criticism.

Rap (Music).

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social life and customs--20th century.

African Americans--Music.

African Americans--Social life and customs.

Genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Music.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 256 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2001.

Summary:

A collection of eighteen essays in which the authors discuss various aspects of jazz and rap music, focusing on the African and African-American origins of the genres.

Contents:

pt. 1. Toward an Afrocentric approach to the study of jazz and rap music. Metatheory and methodology: appraising the Black experience / James L. Conyers, Jr. ; The role of criticism in Black popular culture / Warren C. Swindell

pt. 2. "All that jazz": history, culture, performers, instruments, and political functionality. "And all that jazz" has African roots! / Learthen Dorsey ; Jazz antecedents / Eddie S. Meadows ; The life and jazz style of Blue Mitchell / Charles I. Miller ; Jazz guitar: ain't no jazz / George Walker and Mondo Eyen we Langa ; The social roots of African American music: 1950-1970 / Thomas J. Porter ; Jazz musicians in postwar Europe and Japan / Larry Ross

pt. 3. Jazz expressions in dance and literature. African American dance and music / Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. ; Lady sings the blues: Toni Morrison and the jazz/blues aesthetic / Gloria T. Randle ; Al Young: jazz griot / Michael Carroll

pt. 4. Rap music as art form, social-political commentary, and economic commodity. The rhythm of rhyme: a look at rap music as an art form from a jazz perspective / Reginald Thomas ; At the vanguard: African American life as seen through the music of selected rap and jazz artists / Andrew P. Smallwood ; Africana cosmology, ethos, and rap: a social study of Black popular culture / James L. Conyers, Jr.

pt. 5. Toward the future: educating future generations and preserving cultural traditions. Can you sing jazz? perception and appreciation of jazz music among African American young adults / Nancy J. Dawson ; Hip-hop and the rap music industry / Tshombe Walker ; Ethnomusicology and the African American tradition / George L. Starks, Jr. ; Reflections on Sterling Stuckey's Slave culture: understanding Pan Afrikan Nationalism as a cultural force / Ahati N.N. Touré.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives.

Other Format:

Online version: African American jazz and rap.

ISBN:

0786408286

9780786408283

OCLC:

44841663