A01=Burton W. Peretti
Author_Burton W. Peretti
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Product details
- ISBN 9781566631433
- Weight: 261g
- Dimensions: 136 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 01 Feb 1998
- Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The first compact history of jazz to place it within broader context. With an eye on the music, the musicians, and the audience, Mr. Peretti traces the emergence of jazz and follows its progress to the present, showing how it has reflected shifting American values. Heartily recommended...accessible to a broad readership. —Library Journal. American Ways Series.
Burton W. Peretti teaches the humanities at Pellissippi State College. His articles on the cultural aspects of jazz have appeared in a wide variety of magazines, and he has also written The Creation of Jazz.
