The Grateful Dead in concert
Subtitle: essays on live improvisation
By: edited by Jim Tuedio and Stan Spector ; foreword by Stanley Krippner.
Contributors: Tuedio, James Alan.; Spector, Stan.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786443574
Subjects: Grateful Dead (Musical group); Rock music -- History and criticism; Improvisation (Music)
Description: "This book of 20 original, scholarly essays and seven reflective writings offers a spirited analysis of the unique improvisational character of Grateful Dead music and its impact on fans. The band's trademark focus is discussed as a function of complex musical improvisation with the band members' collective assimilation of a range of marginal musical forms and lyrical traditions"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.