Jazz Masters In Transition: 1957-1969
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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A landmark work of jazz criticism and music history, Jazz Masters in Transition: 1957-1969 chronicles one of the most turbulent and creatively explosive periods in American music, tracing the art form's dramatic evolution from hard bop through the avant-garde revolution. Martin Williams, one of the most authoritative jazz critics of the twentieth century, presents a series of incisive essays and reviews that capture the music and its key figures — including Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and Ornette Coleman — in real time, as their innovations were still unfolding. Written with intellectual rigor and an unmistakable passion for the music, Williams argues persuasively for jazz as a serious art form deserving the same critical attention afforded classical music. The result is an essential document that illuminates not only the artists themselves but the cultural and aesthetic tensions that defined an era of profound musical transformation.
Author: Martin Williams
Format: Paperback
Published: 1970, -
Genre: Music
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of jazz criticism and music history, Jazz Masters in Transition: 1957-1969 chronicles one of the most turbulent and creatively explosive periods in American music, tracing the art form's dramatic evolution from hard bop through the avant-garde revolution. Martin Williams, one of the most authoritative jazz critics of the twentieth century, presents a series of incisive essays and reviews that capture the music and its key figures — including Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and Ornette Coleman — in real time, as their innovations were still unfolding. Written with intellectual rigor and an unmistakable passion for the music, Williams argues persuasively for jazz as a serious art form deserving the same critical attention afforded classical music. The result is an essential document that illuminates not only the artists themselves but the cultural and aesthetic tensions that defined an era of profound musical transformation.