Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis
| Author | : Aaron Lefkovitz |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 227 |
| Release | : 2018-06-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781498567527 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1498567525 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis by : Aaron Lefkovitz
Download or read book Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis written by Aaron Lefkovitz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis as distinctively global symbols of threatening and nonthreatening black masculinity. It centers them in debates over U.S. cultural exceptionalism, noting how they have been part of the definition of jazz as a jingoistic and exclusively American form of popular culture.
