Black music /

Baraka, Imamu Amiri, -1934

Black music / LeRoi Jones. - New York : Da Capo Press, 1998 - 221 p. : ill. 20 cm.

Originally published: New York : Wm. Morrow, 1967.

Includes discography (p. 213-214) and index.

In brilliant discussions of black musicians from Billie Holiday and Thelonious Monk to Charlie Parker, Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, and Sun-Ra, LeRoi Jones examines each musician's personality, background, musical ambitions, accomplishments, and disappointments to illuminate both the context and spirit of jazz. Photos. www.alibris.com

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African American musicians.
African Americans
Jazz

ML 3556 / .B231 1998