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EAN
9781788160711
ISBN
1788160711
Manufacturer
Serpent's Tail
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Publisher
Serpent's Tail The Limited
ISBN-10
1788160711
ISBN-13
9781788160711
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038420227

Product Key Features

Book Title
As Serious As Your Life : Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957-1977
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Ethnomusicology, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Author
Val Wilmer
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in

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Reviews
This book saved me from giving up. Even though the jazz musicians Wilmer wrote about were mostly male, their approach to music making, their passion and their activism resonated with me and showed me a way to move forward musically
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
781.65
Table Of Content
Foreword by Richard Williams Author's Prefatory Note Introduction A State of Mind PART ONE INNOVATORS AND INNOVATIONS 1 Great Black Music - From a Love Supreme to the Sex Machine 2 John Coltrane - A Love Supreme 3 Cecil Taylor - Eighty-Eight Tuned Drums 4 Ornette Coleman - The Art of the Improviser 5 Sun Ra - Pictures of Infinity 6 Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity 7 The AACM - Chicago's Alternative Society PART TWO WHO ARE THE NEW MUSICIANS? 8 As Serious As Your Life PART THREE GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME! 9 The Spirit Behind the Musicians 10 A Family of Rhythms PART FOUR WOMAN'S ROLE 11 It Takes Two People to Confirm the Truth 12 'You Sound Good - for a Woman!' PART FIVE THE CONSPIRACY AND SOME SOLUTIONS 13 Bill Dixon and the Jazz Composers Guild 14 Politics, the Media and Collectivism 15 Recording - Getting the Music Out There 16 Does the Music Have a Future? Biographies Bibliography Acknowledgements Index of Names
Synopsis
In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture.Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians today.As vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life is the essential story of one of the most dynamic musical movements of the twentieth century., An essential masterpiece of jazz history by the renowned photographer and music historian, with a new foreword by Richard Williams. In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture. Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians today. As vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life is the essential story of one of the most dynamic musical movements of the twentieth century., In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture. Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary innovation and experimentation that continues to inspire musicians today. As vital now as when it was first published in 1977, As Serious As Your Life is the essential story of one of the most dynamic musical movements of the twentieth century., An essential masterpiece of jazz history by renowned photographer and music historian, with a new foreword by Richard Williams
LC Classification Number
ML3506

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