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Subversive Sounds

- Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans

About Subversive Sounds

Probes New Orleans' history, uncovering a web of racial interconnections and animosities that was instrumental to the creation of a vital American art form - jazz. This book shows how musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Nick La Rocca, and Louis Armstrong negotiated New Orleans' complex racial rules to pursue their craft.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226328683
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 304
  • Published:
  • February 28, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x227x17 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 484 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Subversive Sounds

Probes New Orleans' history, uncovering a web of racial interconnections and animosities that was instrumental to the creation of a vital American art form - jazz. This book shows how musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Nick La Rocca, and Louis Armstrong negotiated New Orleans' complex racial rules to pursue their craft.

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