Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz
May 10, 2021
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Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys in British Jazz David Burke 240 Pages ISBN: 9781908755483 Desert Hearts 2021 David Burke's survey of British jazz musicians of colour does not begin promisingly. The first sentence of his Foreword reads: "Jazz is, of course, African-American in provenance, just as the greatest exponents of the form have been, and continue to be, African-American." No informed jazz fan would argue with "Jazz is, of course, African-American in provenance." It is good to see the fact expressed without qualification, for jazz is indisputably African-American in origin, and what is more, every one of its key evolutionary stages has been triggered by African-American musicians... [ read more ]
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