John Lewis and the challenge of "real" black music
By: Christopher Coady
Series: Jazz perspectives; Jazz perspectives (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780472053209; 9780472073207; 9780472122264
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Jazz; Third stream (Music); Music and race; Modern Jazz Quartet; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation; History
Description: Explores the work of John Lewis, one of the most vital practitioners of Third Stream music, the 1950s hybrid of jazz and classical music. Coady shows how Lewis's fusion works helped shore up a failing jazz industry in the wake of the 1940s big band decline, forging a new sound grounded in middle-class African American musical traditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229), filmography (page 233), and index.
Table of contents: title: Branching out : the great era of venue creation; title: "Bearded undertakers" : rhythm and reputation; title: "Finesse, precision, and logic" : musical traditions and the African American elite; title: Composition in context : Lewis and the MJQ, 1952-62; title: Lewis and film noir; title: "Real" black music; title: Appendix A. Formal outlines of selected works; title: Appendix B. Sait-on jamais (1957) Soundscape; title: Appendix C. Odds against tomorrow (1959) Soundscape.