Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Jazz Brothers in Rhythm and Spirit 1
4. 1. Islamic and Christian Influences in Jazz: Boston and New York during World War II 15
5. 2. “Turn to Allah, Pray to the East”: Bebop and the Nation of Islam’s Mission to Blacks in Prison 71
6. 3. The Faith of Universal Brotherhood: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Popularity among Bebop Musicians 99
7. 4. Hard Bop, Free Jazz, and Islam: Black Liberation and Global Religious and Musical Consciousness in the Late 1950s and 1960s 125
8. Conclusion: Last Days and Times: Islam and Jazz in the Post- Coltrane Era 199
9. Acknowledgments 205
10. Notes 207
11. Index 239
12. About the Author 247