The Contradictions of Jazz (Studies in Jazz, Issue 57)

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Author(s): Paul Rinzler
Series: Studies in Jazz 57
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Year: 2008

Language: English
Pages: 227

Contents......Page 10
Editor’s Foreword......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
Part I. INTRODUCTION......Page 18
Ch01. Opposition......Page 20
Part II. THE VALUES OF JAZZ......Page 32
Ch02. Individualism......Page 34
Ch03. Interconnectedness......Page 44
Ch04. Assertion......Page 55
Ch05. Openness......Page 64
Ch06. Freedom......Page 75
Ch07. Responsibility......Page 85
Ch08. Creativity......Page 94
Ch09. Tradition......Page 102
Part III. THE OPPOSITES OF JAZZ......Page 116
Ch10. Individualism and Interconnectedness......Page 118
Ch11. Assertion and Openness......Page 127
Ch12. Freedom and Responsibility......Page 133
Ch13. Creativity and Tradition......Page 141
Part IV. THE MEANING OF JAZZ......Page 156
Ch14. Is Improvisation Inferior to Composition?......Page 158
Ch15. Phenomenology and Experience......Page 172
Ch16. Existentialism......Page 188
Ch17. The Contradiction of Perfection in Jazz......Page 199
Bibliography......Page 214
Index......Page 220
About the Author......Page 227