Who Can Afford to Improvise?: James Baldwin and Black Music, the Lyric and the Listeners
This work offers an unconventional, lyrical, and accessible meditation on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin and their relationship to...
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This work offers an unconventional, lyrical, and accessible meditation on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin and their relationship to the lyric tradition in Black music, from gospel and blues to jazz and R&B. Offering a deep contextual analysis of Baldwin's published works and correspondence in addition to drawing from the personal archives of Baldwin's family and friends--something no other scholar has been able to do--author Ed Pavlić makes powerful connections between Baldwin, the structure of song, and the cultural politics of his time as well as their resonances within contemporary popular music and debates around issues of class, race, sexuality, and global warfare.
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- ISBN10:0823268489
- ISBN13:9780823268481
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