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Black Music

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The essential collection of jazz writing by the celebrated poet and author of Blues People—reissued with a new introduction by the author.
 
In the 1960s, LeRoi Jones—who would later be known as Amiri Baraka—was a pioneering jazz critic, articulating in real time the incredible transformations of the form taking place in the clubs and coffee houses of New York City. In Black Music, he sheds light on the brilliant young jazz musicians of the day: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, and others.
 
Combining firsthand immediacy with wide-ranging erudition, Black Music articulates the complexities of modern jazz while also sharing insights on the nature of jazz criticism, the creative process, and the development of a new way forward for black artists. This rich and vital collection is comprised of essays, reviews, interviews, liner notes, musical analyses, and personal impressions from 1959–1967.
 
“In Black Music, Baraka wrote with ecstasy—highly informed and intricate—about ecstatically complex music.”—Richard Brody, The New Yorker

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Series: Akashi Classics: Renegade Reprint Series Publisher: Akashic Books

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781936070725
  • Release date: January 1, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781936070725
  • Release date: January 1, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781936070725
  • File size: 896 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2010

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English

The essential collection of jazz writing by the celebrated poet and author of Blues People—reissued with a new introduction by the author.
 
In the 1960s, LeRoi Jones—who would later be known as Amiri Baraka—was a pioneering jazz critic, articulating in real time the incredible transformations of the form taking place in the clubs and coffee houses of New York City. In Black Music, he sheds light on the brilliant young jazz musicians of the day: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, and others.
 
Combining firsthand immediacy with wide-ranging erudition, Black Music articulates the complexities of modern jazz while also sharing insights on the nature of jazz criticism, the creative process, and the development of a new way forward for black artists. This rich and vital collection is comprised of essays, reviews, interviews, liner notes, musical analyses, and personal impressions from 1959–1967.
 
“In Black Music, Baraka wrote with ecstasy—highly informed and intricate—about ecstatically complex music.”—Richard Brody, The New Yorker

Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Akashic Books

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9781936070725
    Release date: January 1, 2010

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781936070725
    Release date: January 1, 2010

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781936070725
    File size: 896 KB
    Release date: January 1, 2010

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English