The Creation of Jazz: Music, Race, and Culture in Urban America - Blacks in the New World - Burton W. Peretti - Books - University of Illinois Press - 9780252064210 - August 1, 1994
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The Creation of Jazz: Music, Race, and Culture in Urban America - Blacks in the New World


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Explains how jazz was shaped by urbanization, the 'great migration' of southern blacks northward, and the 'jazz image' - dress code, jargon, and use of drugs. This book places jazz in its rich social context.


304 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 1, 1994
ISBN13 9780252064210
Publishers University of Illinois Press
Pages 304
Dimensions 149 × 227 × 22 mm   ·   454 g

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