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Freedom sounds : civil rights call out to jazz and Africa /

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An insightful examination of the impact of the civil rights movement and African independence on jazz in the 1950s and 60s this text traces the complex relationships between music politics, aesthetics, and activism through the lens of racial and economic issues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monson, Ingrid T. (Ingrid Tolia)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Jazz > 1951-1960 > History and criticism.
Jazz > 1961-1970 > History and criticism.
Jazz > Social aspects > United States.
Jazz > Political aspects > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Jazz > 1951-1960 > Histoire et critique.
Jazz > 1961-1970 > Histoire et critique.
Noirs américains > Droits > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
African Americans > Civil rights
Jazz
Jazz > Social aspects
United States
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:An insightful examination of the impact of the civil rights movement and African independence on jazz in the 1950s and 60s this text traces the complex relationships between music politics, aesthetics, and activism through the lens of racial and economic issues.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 402 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
ISBN:9780199864492
0199864497
9780195128253
0195128257
9786611158781
6611158782