Jazz, a people's music / Sidney Finkelstein ; illustrated by Jules Halfant.
| Author/creator | Finkelstein, Sidney |
| Other author | Halfant, Jules, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : The Citadel Press, 1948. |
| Description | ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The place of jazz in music history (The false division of "classical" and "popular" ; The African myth ; People's music and written music) -- The sound of jazz (The instrument makes the music ; What jazz teaches us about the classics ; The jazz band) -- The blues and the folk song of jazz (Blues, breaks and rifts ; What is folk art ; New Orleans song ; Beloved tunes and new variations) -- Improvisation and jazz form (Another false division, improvisation versus composition ; The blues as a language ; Social forms of New Orleans music ; The breakout of the ghetto) -- The pop tune, the hot solo & the large band (Art and entertainment ; The solo style and the Tin Pan Alley tune ; Negro and white musicians together) -- The experimental laboratory and the new jazz (Large bands and new sounds ; Jump music ; The experimental laboratory ; Bebop, progress and dilemma) -- The future of jazz (The failure of jazz composition ; Stravinsky and others ; Modern music and folk language ; Jazz and Jim Crow ; New forms for jazz ; A people's theatre) -- Preface -- Record listings. |
| General note | Chapters 2-6 include lists of recordings. |
| LCCN | 48009687 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3561.J3 F5 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |