An Unholy Row: Jazz in Britain and Its Audience, 1945-1960

by Dave Gelly

The post-war jazz revival marked the beginning of an independent British youth culture with music as its focus. Although it always remained a minority enthusiasm, jazz actually embodied the vaguely felt sentiments, dissatisfactions and aspirations of the post-war generation more fully than any other form of expression. Older people were, on the whole, indifferent or positively hostile to what was, for many, simply an 'unholy row'.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845537122
• ISBN13: 9781845537128
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"