The Jazz Scene - Softcover

Newton, Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306706857 ISBN 13: 9780306706851

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1975

Synopsis

Chronicles the origins and historical evolution of jazz, explores its significance as a vehicle of protest, and considers the styles of major musicians. Bibliogs

About this title

From Library Journal

Written by noted historian Hobsbawm early in his career, this book was originally published in Britain in 1959. At the time it was an excellent complement to Marshall Stearn's standard, The Story of Jazz (1957), providing the first social history of jazz from a British perspective. A brief history of jazz through the 1950s, it dealt with the music business, included a still-interesting section on jazz fans, and ended with an essay about jazz as protest. This new edition, the first published in the United States, contains 23 brief essays Hobsbawm wrote during the late Fifties, early Sixties, and mid-Eighties. It also features two provocative introductions to jazz written during the last 30 years. Although most of the text is somewhat outdated, the book can be recommended for large jazz history collections because of its useful perspective.
- David Szatmary, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306706857
• ISBN 13: 9780306706851
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 303