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The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History (Roth Family Foundation Music in America Book) by Scott Knowles DeVeaux; ACLS Humanities E-Book (Organization); American Council of Learned Societies is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The richest place in America's musical landscape is that fertile ground occupied by jazz. Scott DeVeaux takes a central chapter in the history of jazz―the birth of bebop―and shows how our contemporary ideas of this uniquely American art form flow from that pivotal moment. At the same time, he provides an extraordinary view of the United States in the decades just prior to the civil rights movement. DeVeaux begins with an examination of the Swing Era, focusing particularly on the position of African American musicians. He highlights the role played by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, a "progressive" committed to a vision in which black jazz musicians would find a place in the world commensurate with their skills. He then looks at the young musicians of the early 1940s, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk, and links issues within the jazz world to other developments on the American scene, including the turmoil during World War II and the pervasive racism of the period. Throughout, DeVeaux places musicians within the context of their professional world, paying close attention to the challenges of making a living as well as of making good music. He shows th
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- Author
- Scott Knowles DeVeaux; ACLS Humanities E-Book (Organization); American Council of Learned Societies
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520922105
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Music, Arts
- Rating
- 4.18 / 5 (61 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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