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Jazz Icons: Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition
Tony Whyton
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Description for Jazz Icons: Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition
paperback. Jazz Icons explores the reasons why jazz history is increasingly dependent on the legacies of 'great men'. Num Pages: 227 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436. Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition. 227 pages, 10 b/w illus. Jazz Icons explores the reasons why jazz history is increasingly dependent on the legacies of 'great men'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH. Dimension: 174 x 245 x 13. Weight: 440.
Today, jazz history is dominated by iconic figures who have taken on an almost God-like status. From Satchmo to Duke, Bird to Trane, these legendary jazzmen form the backbone of the jazz tradition. Jazz icons not only provide musicians and audiences with figureheads to revere but have also come to stand for a number of values and beliefs that shape our view of the music itself. Jazz Icons explores the growing significance of icons in jazz and discusses the reasons why the music's history is increasingly dependent on the legacies of 'great men'. Using a series of individual case studies, ... Read more
Today, jazz history is dominated by iconic figures who have taken on an almost God-like status. From Satchmo to Duke, Bird to Trane, these legendary jazzmen form the backbone of the jazz tradition. Jazz icons not only provide musicians and audiences with figureheads to revere but have also come to stand for a number of values and beliefs that shape our view of the music itself. Jazz Icons explores the growing significance of icons in jazz and discusses the reasons why the music's history is increasingly dependent on the legacies of 'great men'. Using a series of individual case studies, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
436g
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107610828
SKU
V9781107610828
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About Tony Whyton
Tony Whyton is Director of the Salford Music Research Centre at the University of Salford. As Professor of Jazz and Musical Cultures, he co-edits the internationally peer-reviewed Jazz Research Journal and, in 2011, edited the jazz volume of the Ashgate Library of Essays on Popular Music. He is the Project Leader for the HERA-funded Rhythm Changes: Jazz Cultures and European ... Read more
Reviews for Jazz Icons: Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition
Review of the hardback: 'If the cultural construction of the music - including the education of young musicians - is to move beyond the individualist mythology into a more pragmatic sense of collective achievement, then we will indeed need, as Whyton says, a far more critical engagement with the existing icons of jazz.' Andrew Blake, The Times Higher Education Supplement ... Read more