Bebop and Nothingness: Jazz and Bebop at the End of the Century

Francis Davis
Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
October 1 1998
EAN: 9780028650319
ISBN: 002865031X
Synopsis: Jazz has often been identified with bebop, the style that began as a daring departure from the conventions of swing. This collection of essays looks into this jazz mainstream: the greatness of its sources and the sterility of performances that adhere too closely to the styles of days past.