Blutopia : Visions of the Future and Revisions of the Past in the Work of Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton /

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In Blutopia Graham Lock studies the music and thought of three pioneering twentieth-century musicians: Sun Ra, Duke Ellington, and Anthony Braxton. Providing an alternative to previous analyses of their work, Lock shows how these distinctive artists were each influenced by a common musical and spiri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lock, Graham, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Braxton, Anthony.
Ellington, Duke.
Sun Ra.
Sun Ra > Jazzmusiker > 1914-1993
Ellington, Duke > 1899-1974
Braxton, Anthony > 1945-
Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974.
Sun Ra > Criticism and interpretation.
Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974 > Criticism and interpretation.
Braxton, Anthony > Criticism and interpretation.
Braxton, Anthony > Criticism and interpretation
Sun Ra > Criticism and interpretation
Jazz.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
MUSIC > Reference.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Classical.
Jazz > History and criticism.
Hochschulschrift.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Blutopia
  • pt. I. Sun Ra: A Starward Eye. 1. Astro Black: Mythic Future, Mythic Past. 2. Of Aliens and Angels: Mythic Identity
  • pt. II. Duke Ellington: Tone Parallels. 3. In the Jungles of America: History Without Saying It. 4. Zajj: Renegotiating Her Story
  • pt. III. Anthony Braxton: Crossroad Axiums. 5. All the Things You Are: Legba's Legacy. 6. Going to the Territory: Sound Maps of the Meta-Real
  • Coda: House of Voices, Sea of Music.

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