Dave Brubeck and the performance of whiteness / Kelsey Klotz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klotz, Kelsey A. K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brubeck, Dave--Criticism and interpretation.

Brubeck, Dave.

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

In Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness, author Kelsey Klotz considers how Dave Brubeck, a pivotal jazz musician and public figure, represents manifestations of whiteness in mid-century America.

Contents:

Cover

Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Buying the Myth

1. "Any Jackass Can Swing": Sounds in Black and White

2. Professors, Housewives, and Playboys: The Jazz Converts

3. (In)Visible Men: White Recognition and Trust

4. "We Want to Play in the South": Brubeck's Southern Strategy

5. Negotiating Jewish Identity in The Gates of Justice

Conclusion: Evading Whiteness

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Klotz, Kelsey Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness

ISBN:

0-19-752510-5

0-19-752509-1

0-19-752508-3