Who Can Afford to Improvise?: James Baldwin and Black Music, the Lyric and the Listeners by Ed Pavlić

Who Can Afford to Improvise?: James Baldwin and Black Music, the Lyric and the Listeners

Ed Pavlić

352 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction music challenging reflective medium-paced
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This work offers an unconventional, lyrical, and accessible meditation on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin and their relationship to the lyric tradition in Black music, from gospel and blues to jazz and R&B. Offering a deep cont...

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