The Jazz Life (A Da Capo paperback)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306800888 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nat Hentoff is the first Jazz critic every named a "Jazz Master" by the National Endowment for the Arts.
About the AuthorNat Hentoff is the first Jazz critic every named a "Jazz Master" by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Written with intelligence, passion, and wit, this jazz classic is of immense importance to anyone wanting a better understanding of the jazz—or indeed our American life.. Now the pendulum is on the backswing, and vintage and modern jazz as well as "jazz rock" are attracting huge new audiences. One factor involved in the comeback of jazz among blacks and whites alike is the rise of black consciousness, with its search for roots in the American experience. Nat Hentoff's The Jazz Life explores the social, economic, and psychological elements that make up the context of modern jazz. Among the jazz greats whose lives and work are discussed are Count Basie, Charles Mingus, John Lewis, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, and Ornette Coleman. The last few years have witnessed an enormous resurgence in the popularity of jazz, after some lean times in the sixties when many potential jazz fans turned to rock
Looking forward to the read. Been a Hentoff fan nick grillo Looking forward to the read.Been a Hentoff fan for yearsJust got backed up with my business activity reading!!.Same with "Hear Me Talking' To Ya by Shapiro and HentoffStay tuned!!!. Five Stars I really enjoyed this book, and learned so much about a subject which always interested and pleased me.. Slice of history GiovanniGF While inevitably much of this book is dated - it was written in 1961, as jazz was reaching a crest - that's also one of its strengths. Hentoff's account of the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival riots is fresh and indignant; his peek at recording dates by Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis (for Sketches of Spain!) are fascinating; and though his profiles of Mingus and D