Keeping Time: Readings in Jazz History (Second Edition)

Synopsis

Featuring over 70 thought-provoking selections drawn from contemporary journalism, reviews, program notes, memoirs, interviews, and other sources, Keeping Time: Readings in Jazz History, Second Edition, brings to life the controversies and critical issues that have accompanied over 100 years of jazz history. This unique volume gives voice to a wide range of perspectives that stress different reactions to and uses of jazz, both within and across communities, enabling readers to see that jazz is not just about names, dates, and chords, but rather about issues and ideas, cultural activities, and experiences that have affected people deeply in a great variety of ways.

Selections include contributions from well-known figures such as Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis; from renowned writers including Langston Hughes, Norman Mailer, and Ralph Ellison; and from critics and historians ranging from Gunther Schuller and Christopher Small to Sherrie Tucker and George Lipsitz. This second edition features thirteen new selections concentrating on recent jazz scenes and updated headnotes throughout, which provide historical context for each selection and point out issues for thinking and discussion. Filled with insightful writing, Keeping Time aims to increase historical awareness, provoke critical thinking, and encourage lively classroom discussion as students relive the intriguing story of jazz.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

459 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780199765775

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, Inc.

Date of Addition:

11/15/23

Copyrighted By:

Oxford University Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Music

Submitted By:

Worth Trust

Proofread By:

Worth Trust

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.