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<p>[jazz Modernism Uses] Definitive Examples Of Early To Mid-twentieth-century Literary Art To Establish The Place Of Classic Jazz In The Great Modernist Tradition Of The Arts. . . . Brilliant Licks Of Artistic Syncopation, Insight, And Delightful Humor.-bernadette Murphy, Los Angeles Times; A Piquant, Playful Book [that] Scrambles And Quickens The Senses By Showing The Parallels Between Key Jazz Influences . . . And Their Literary Contemporaries.&#151;christian Science Monitor; Appel Has A Great Good Time Sharing [his] Stories And His Joy Is Contagious.&#151;william P. Kelly, New York Times; Rarely If Ever Has A Nonmusician Written About Jazz So Intelligently As Does Appel In Jazz Modernism, And Rarely Has Any Musically Trained Critic Brought To The Study Of Jazz So Wide A Frame Of Cultural Reference. . . . He Has Certainly Made A Compelling Case For Treating What One Might Call 'armstrong-era' Jazz As A Species Of Modern Music.-terry Teachout, Commentary<p>author Biography&#58; Alfred Appel, Jr., Is Also The Author Of The Annotated Lolita. <p>winner Of The Ascap-deems Taylor Award For Best Book On Popular Music 2003</p>

Author

Appel Jr., Alfred

Publisher

New Haven, Conn. ; London: Yale University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780394533933

Subjects

Music, History, Art

Rating

3.67 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13