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jazz in our time
By Piazza, Tom
- ISBN
- 978-0-31216-789-9
- Publisher
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 1997
According to some critics, jazz today is in a renaissance. Yet others take the view that jazz is dead, that today's young players are trapped in the past. These two books are on opposite sides of this raging debate. Relating the history of jazz to social forces, Nisenson (Ascension: Coltrane and His Quest, LJ 12/93) concludes that jazz is no longer created in its own time but is instead a dead art form. As a result, he attacks...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
