Jazz and the philosophy of art
By: Lee B. Brown, David Goldblatt and Theodore Gracyk
Contributors: Goldblatt, David, 1941- author; Gracyk, Theodore, author
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781138241367; 9781138241350
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Jazz; Philosophy and aesthetics; History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: How is jazz distinctive? Essence and definition; title: Dancing, dwelling, and rhythmic swing; title: A theory of jazz music: "it don't mean a thing ..."; title: Defining jazz historically; title: Jazz and American culture; title: Jazz singing and taking wing; title: Race, jazz, and popular music: the legacy of blackface minstrelsy; title: Jazz and the culture industry; title: Music ontology; title: Improvisations and spontaneity; title: Musical forgeries, improvisation, and the principle of continuity; title: Phonography, repetition, and spontaneity; title: Jazz improvisation and its vicissitudes: a plea for imperfection.