1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity

Eric Porter

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Porter, Eric. "1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity". What Is This Thing Called Jazz?: African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002, pp. 1-53. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520928404-003

Porter, E. (2002). 1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity. In What Is This Thing Called Jazz?: African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists (pp. 1-53). Berkeley: University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520928404-003

Porter, E. 2002. 1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity. What Is This Thing Called Jazz?: African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists. Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1-53. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520928404-003

Porter, Eric. "1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity" In What Is This Thing Called Jazz?: African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists, 1-53. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520928404-003

Porter E. 1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity. In: What Is This Thing Called Jazz?: African American Musicians as Artists, Critics, and Activists. Berkeley: University of California Press; 2002. p.1-53. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520928404-003

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xiii
1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity 1
2. “Dizzy Atmosphere” The Challenge of Bebop 54
3. “Passions of a Man” The Poetics and Politics of Charles Mingus 101
4. “Straight Ahead” Abbey Lincoln and the Challenge of Jazz Singing 149
5. Practicing “Creative Music” The Black Arts Imperative in the Jazz Community 191
6. Writing “Creative Music” Theorizing the Art and Politics of Improvisation 240
7. “The Majesty of the Blues” Wynton Marsalis’s Jazz Canon 287
Epilogue 335
Notes 337
Index 383

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xiii
1. “A Marvel of Paradox” Jazz and African American Modernity 1
2. “Dizzy Atmosphere” The Challenge of Bebop 54
3. “Passions of a Man” The Poetics and Politics of Charles Mingus 101
4. “Straight Ahead” Abbey Lincoln and the Challenge of Jazz Singing 149
5. Practicing “Creative Music” The Black Arts Imperative in the Jazz Community 191
6. Writing “Creative Music” Theorizing the Art and Politics of Improvisation 240
7. “The Majesty of the Blues” Wynton Marsalis’s Jazz Canon 287
Epilogue 335
Notes 337
Index 383

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