John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music /

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For critics and listeners, the reception of the 1950s jazz-classical hybrid Third Stream music has long been fraught. Christopher Coady explores the work ofone of the form's most vital practitioners, following Lewis from his role as an arranger for Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coady, Christopher, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lewis, John, > 1920-2001.
Lewis, John, > 1920-2001 > Criticism and interpretation.
Modern Jazz Quartet.
Third stream (Music)
Music and race.
Jazz.
MUSIC > General.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Jazz > 1941-1950 > Histoire et critique.
Jazz > 1951-1960 > Histoire et critique.
Musique et race > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Third stream (Music) > History and criticism.
Jazz > 1941-1950 > History and criticism.
Jazz > 1951-1960 > History and criticism.
Music and race > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction ; 1. Branching Out: The Great Era of Venue Creation ; 2. "Bearded Undertakers": Rhythm and Reputation ; 3. "Finesse, Precision, and Logic": Musical Traditions and the African American Elite ; 4. Composition in Context: Lewis and the MJQ, 1952-62.
  • 5. Lewis and Film Noir 6. "Real" Black Music ; Appendixes ; Appendix A: Formal Outlines of Selected Works ; Appendix B: Sait-on jamais (1957) Soundscape ; Appendix C: Odds against Tomorrow (1959) Soundscape ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Scores ; Filmography ; Index.

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