The Creation of Jazz: Music, Race, and Culture in Urban America (Blacks in the New World)
Book Details
Author(s)Burton W. Peretti
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN / ASIN0252064216
ISBN-139780252064210
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
Description
Explains how jazz was shaped by urbanization, the 'great migration' of southern blacks northward, and the 'jazz image' - dress code, jargon, and use of drugs. This book places jazz in its rich social context.
