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As serious as your life: The story of the new jazz

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This work celebrates jazz with passion and conviction, evoking a revolutionary era that inspired generations of music. Tracing the roots of "new jazz" from 1960-1972 Wilmer dissects the musical careers of the famous names - John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Albert Ayler et al - and the less well-known artists to describe its development into a crucial component of musical history. This work places new jazz in its political and social context.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 1977

ISBN 13: 9780882081137

As serious as your life: The story of the new jazz

0/5 ( ratings)

This work celebrates jazz with passion and conviction, evoking a revolutionary era that inspired generations of music. Tracing the roots of "new jazz" from 1960-1972 Wilmer dissects the musical careers of the famous names - John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Albert Ayler et al - and the less well-known artists to describe its development into a crucial component of musical history. This work places new jazz in its political and social context.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Paperback

Release: October 01, 1977

ISBN 13: 9780882081137

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