Jazz in American Culture (American Ways Series)

Jazz in American Culture (American Ways Series)
by Burton Peretti

Jazz in American Culture (American Ways Series)
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Author: Burton Peretti
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-02-01
ISBN: 1566631432
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher

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Book Review: Jazz:A Mirror of American Society
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Summary of Jazz in American Culture (American Ways Series)

The first compact history of jazz to place it within the broad context of American culture. Peretti chronicles the rise and permutations of the music itself, assesses its players and its audiences, and explores the critical debates it has prompted. "Straightforward...accessible...heartily recommended."--Library Journal American Ways Series
This brief but thorough survey is an accessible history of jazz, suitable for listeners new to the music and for those who have long been familiar with it. Burton W. Peretti takes as his thesis the notion that jazz is intimately linked with American history, "associated with the rise and fall of America's cities [and] with the fluctuating reputation of American culture around the world." In this examination of the music and the men and women who made it, Peretti traces the links between jazz and the culture that formed it (and that was, in turn, influenced by it).

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