Place, Mobility, and Race in Jazz of the 1930s and '40s
by
Andrew S. Berish
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. In Lonesome Roads and Streets of Dreams: Place, Mobility, and Race in Jazz of the 1930s and ’40s, Andrew Berish attempts to right this wrong, showcasing how American jazz defined a culture...