01964nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10050795 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 010725s2002 caua sb 001 0deng 2001044408 0520218728 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520232968 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)54663323 ML3508 .P67 2002eb 781.65/089/96073 21 Porter, Eric (Eric C.) What is this thing called jazz? [electronic resource] : African American musicians as artists, critics, and activists / Eric Porter. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2002. xxi, 404 p. : ill. Music of the African diaspora ; 6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-382) and index. A marvel of paradox : jazz and African American modernity -- Dizzy atmosphere : the challenge of bebop -- Passions of a man : the poetics and politics of Charles Mingus -- Straight ahead : Abbey Lincoln and the challenge of jazz singing -- Practicing "creative music" : the black arts imperative in the jazz community -- Writing "creative music" : theorizing the art and politics of improvisation -- The majesty of the blues : Wynton Marsalis's jazz canon. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Jazz History and criticism. African American jazz musicians. African Americans Intellectual life 20th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Music of the African diaspora ; 6. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10050795 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 180149 180149