The Jazz Cadence of American Culture

By: O'Meally, Robert

Book Overview

A comprehensive collection of essays, speeches, and interviews on the impact of jazz on other arts, on politics, and on the rhythm of everyday life, including an essay on poet and novelist James Weldon Johnson as a cultural critic, an interview with Wynton Marsalis, a speech on the heroic image in jazz, and a newspaper review of Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231104499
• ISBN13: 9780231104494
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

intelligent and invigorating

The collection of essays gathered in this volume are exceptional--smart, insightful, and inspiring. Together they explore jazz as a cultural phenomenon, not only a musical genre. They are organized intelligently in a manner which makes the book both educational and very enjoyable.