Jazz Among the Discourses

Jazz Among the Discourses
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0822315963
ISBN-13 : 9780822315964
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Book Synopsis Jazz Among the Discourses by : Krin Gabbard

Download or read book Jazz Among the Discourses written by Krin Gabbard and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Employing modes of criticism and theory that have transformed study in the humanities, this title addresses questions seldom if ever raised in jazz writing: What are the implications of building jazz history around the medium of the phonograph record? Why did jazz writers first make the claim that jazz is an art?


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