Weather Bird Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century |
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Author:
| Giddins, Gary |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-530449-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $36.32AUD $51.95 |
Book Description:
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Weather Bird, a brilliant companion volume to the critically acclaimed Visions of Jazz, offers a superb collection of essays, reviews and articles. Gary Giddins brings together more than 140 pieces written over a 14-year period. Highlights include an astute look at avant-garde music ("Parajazz") and his challenging essay, "How Come Jazz Isn't Dead?" which advances a theory about the way art is born, exploited, celebrated, and sidelined to the museum.
Weather Bird, a brilliant companion volume to the critically acclaimed Visions of Jazz, offers a superb collection of essays, reviews and articles. Gary Giddins brings together more than 140 pieces written over a 14-year period. Highlights include an astute look at avant-garde music ("Parajazz") and his challenging essay, "How Come Jazz Isn't Dead?" which advances a theory about the way art is born, exploited, celebrated, and sidelined to the museum.