Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface: The AACM and American Experimentalism ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction: An AACM Book: Origins, Antecedents, Objectives, Methods xxiii
6. Chapter Summaries xxxv
7. 1. Foundations and Prehistory 1
8. 2. New Music, New York 29
9. 3. The Development of the Experimental Band 55
10. 4. Founding the Collective 85
11. 5. First Fruits 115
12. 6. The AACM Takes Off 163
13. 7. Americans in Paris 215
14. 8. The AACM's Next Wave 259
15. 9.The ACCM in New York 325
16. 10. The New Regime in Chicago 389
17. 11. Into the Third Decade 439
18. 12. Transition and Reflections 481
19. Afterword 497
20. Appendix A: List of Interviews Conducted by the Author 515
21. Appendix B: Selected AACM Recordings 519
22. Notes 525
23. Bibliography 601
24. Index 637