The Imperfect Art
The Imperfect Art1988
About this book
This stimulating and perceptive study of jazz relates the work of jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman to such subjects as primitivism in the arts, neoclassicism, good and bad taste, improvisation and recordings and the imperfection of art, and aesthetics in general.
Details
- First published
- 1988
- OL Work ID
- OL1868018W
Subjects
JazzMusicPhilosophy and aestheticsHistory and criticismNew York Times reviewed