The birth of bebop
Subtitle: a social and musical history
By: Scott DeVeaux.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 572
Subjects: Bop (Music) -- History and criticism; Jazz -- 1931-1940 -- History and criticism; Jazz -- 1941-1950 -- History and criticism; Music -- Social aspects
Description: Scott DeVeaux takes a central chapter in the history of jazz - the birth of bebop - and shows how our contemporary ideas of this uniquely American art form flow from that pivotal moment. At the same time, he provides an extraordinary view of the United States in the decades just prior to the civil rights movement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-534), discographical references (p. 535-544), and index.