TY - BOOK AU - Porter,Eric ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - What is this thing called jazz?: African American musicians as artists, critics, and activists T2 - Music of the African diaspora AV - ML3508 .P67 2002eb U1 - 781.65/089/96073 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Berkeley, Calif. PB - University of California Press KW - Jazz KW - History and criticism KW - African American jazz musicians KW - African Americans KW - Intellectual life KW - 20th century KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10050795 ER -