ISBN:
0520953983
,
9780520953987
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
781.65/5
Keywords:
Sozialgeschichte
;
Geschichte 1945-
;
MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz
;
Jazz
;
Jazz History and criticism
;
Jazz
;
Jazz
;
Geschichte 1945-
;
Jazz
;
Sozialgeschichte
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz's post-war styles. Rich with the voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz's evolution through the prism of technological advances, social transformations, changes in the law, economic trends, and much more. In an absorbing narrative enlivened by the commentary of key personalities, Mar
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