John Lewis and the challenge of "real" black music / Christopher Coady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coady, Christopher, 1980- author.

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Series:

Jazz perspectives (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

Jazz perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lewis, John, 1920-2001--Criticism and interpretation.

Lewis, John.

African American jazz musicians--History and criticism.

African American jazz musicians.

Third stream (Music)--History and criticism.

Third stream (Music).

Jazz--1941-1950--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Jazz--1951-1960--History and criticism.

Music and race--United States--History--20th century.

Music and race.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]

Summary:

For critics and listeners, the reception of the 1950s jazz-classical hybrid Third Stream music has long been fraught. Christopher Coady explores the work ofone of the form's most vital practitioners, following Lewis from his role as an arranger for Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions to his leadershipof the Modern Jazz Quartet, his tours of Europe, and his stewardship of the Lenox School of Jazz. Along the way Coady shows how Lewis's fusion works helped shore up a failing jazz industry in the wake of the 1940s big band decline, forging a new sound grounded in middle-class African American musical traditions. By taking into account the sociocultural milieu of the 1950s, Coady provides a wider context for understanding the music Lewis wrote for the Modern Jazz Quartet and sets up new ways of thinking about Cool Jazzand Third Stream music more broadly.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229), filmography (page 233), and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472122264

0472122266

OCLC:

960976672