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: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.99 |
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.