The Return of Jazz: Joachim-Ernst Berendt and West German Cultural Change

by Andrew Wright Hurley

Book Overview

Jazz has had a peculiar and fascinating history in Germany. The influential but controversial German writer, broadcaster, and record producer, Joachim-Ernst Berendt (1922-2000), author of the world's best-selling jazz book, labored to legitimize jazz in West Germany after its ideological renunciation during the Nazi era. German musicians began, in a highly productive way, to question their all-too-eager adoption of American culture and how they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857451626
• ISBN13: 9780857451620
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"