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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Getz Library | ML3918.J39 H67 2019 | 37684001104554 | Global Jazz Institute Collection | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9781583677858
- ISBN: 1583677852
- ISBN: 9781583677865
- ISBN: 1583677860
- Physical Description: 456 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Monthly Review Press, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary, etc.: | The music we call "jazz" arose in late nineteenth ... Read More |
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Summary:
The music we call "jazz" arose in late nineteenth century North America--most likely in New Orleans--based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the "blues," which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the world via the instruments that had been abandoned by departing military bands after the Civil War. 'Jazz and Justice' examines the economic, social, and political forces that shaped this music into a phenomenal US--and Black American--contribution to global arts and culture. Horne assembles a galvanic story depicting what may have been the era's most virulent economic--and racist--exploitation, as jazz musicians battled organized crime, the Ku Klux Klan, and other variously malignant forces dominating the nightclub scene where jazz became known. Horne pays particular attention to women artists, such as pianist Mary Lou Williams and trombonist Melba Liston, and limns the contributions of musicians with Native American roots.