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Jazz and death : reception, rituals, and representations / Walter van de Leur.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leur, Walter van de, author.
- Series:
- Transnational studies in jazz
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jazz--Social aspects.
- Jazz.
- Jazz musicians--Death.
- Jazz musicians.
- Jazz musicians--Monuments.
- Funeral music--Louisiana--New Orleans--History and criticism.
- Funeral music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- [1.].
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Walter van de Leur is Professor of Jazz and Improvised Music in the Department of Musicology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on behalf of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he is a Research Coordinator and docent.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Jazz and Death
- When I Die, You Better Second Line : The New Orleans "Jazz Funeral"
- The Devil's Music : Jazz in Hell
- Louis and the Angels : Jazz in Heaven
- Swan Songs : Final Concerts and Last Recordings
- The Long Fall : The Death of Chet Baker
- Nine Naked Muses : Memorializing Ellington
- Funky Odors : Is Jazz Itself Dead?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed May 26th, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Leur, Walter van de. Jazz and death
- ISBN:
- 9781315148540
- 1315148544
- 9781351373173
- 135137317X
- 9781351373180
- 1351373188
- 9781351373166
- 1351373161
- Publisher Number:
- 99994346091
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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