Affirmation and Resistance
Many jazz musicians from different generations have written autobiographies. This study argues that these texts are not only interesting musicological documents, but are equally relevant from a literary as well as a cultural-political perspective. As musicians' textual reconstructions of their lives are indicative of a politics of jazz, they provide insights into the meaning of jazz in American culture. As the author's reading of the self-narratives of Louis Armstrong, Art Pepper, and Oscar Peterson reveals, the jazz lives represented therein range from affirmation of the values of American national culture to resistance against them.
| Autor: | Beissenhirtz, Alexander J. |
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| EAN: | 9783869351469 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 300 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Ludwig, Kiel |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 24.01.2012 |
| Untertitel: | The Politics of the Jazz Life in the Self-Narratives of Louis Armstrong, Art Pepper, and Oscar Peterson |
| Schlagworte: | Armstrong, Louis Jazz Pepper, Art Peterson, Oscar USA, Musik; RockPopJazz |
| Größe: | 19 × 148 × 210 |
| Gewicht: | 410 g |
