Jazz Books Reviews

Tag: society

History & Biography

Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday, Cafe Society, And An Early Cry For Civil Rights

Post author By John Coltrane
Post date 2012-08-21

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Tags billie, cafe, civil, early, fruit, holiday, rights, society, strange

History & Biography

The Melodic and Polyrhythmic Development of John Coltrane's Spontaneous Composition in a Racist Society (Studies in the History and Interpretation of Music, V. 54)

Post author By John Coltrane
Post date 2012-08-09

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Tags coltranes, composition, development, history, interpretation, john, melodic, music, polyrhythmic, racist, society, spontaneous, studies

History & Biography

Miles Davis and American Culture (Missouri Historical Society Press)

Post author By John Coltrane
Post date 2012-08-08

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Tags american, culture, davis, historical, miles, missouri, press, society

History & Biography

My Music Is My Flag: Puerto Rican Musicians and Their New York Communities, 1917-1940 (Latinos in American Society and Culture)

Post author By John Coltrane
Post date 2012-07-22

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Tags 19171940, american, communities, culture, flag, latinos, music, musicians, puerto, rican, society, their, york