The Creation of Jazz: Music, Race, and Culture in Urban America

by Burton W. Peretti

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The story of jazz is more than a history of the music. The racial and cultural dynamics of American cities created the music, life, and business that was jazz.

Burton W. Peretti's classic study charts the life of jazz culture from its origins in the jook joints of sharecroppers and the streets and dance halls of 1890s New Orleans to the eve of bebop and World War II. As Perett shows, jazz was the epic story of players who transitioned from...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252064216

ISBN13:9780252064210

Release Date:August 1994

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.02 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Dance History & Criticism Modern Music Musical Genres Performing Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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