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Book Review
Feb. 19th, 2021 03:22 pmThe Cambridge Companion to Jazz
edited by Mervyn Cooke and David Horn
This volume of the Cambridge Companions was surprisingly disappointing. The first part was especially so, being mostly a bunch of overly-intellectualized twaddle that seemed very concerned with establishing the importance and ascendancy of Europe in the jazz world. This was particularly unpleasant to read after the events of 2020. There were some good chapters, notably those on improvisation, the avant-garde, and the valuing of jazz. However, there are much better books to read about jazz.
edited by Mervyn Cooke and David Horn
This volume of the Cambridge Companions was surprisingly disappointing. The first part was especially so, being mostly a bunch of overly-intellectualized twaddle that seemed very concerned with establishing the importance and ascendancy of Europe in the jazz world. This was particularly unpleasant to read after the events of 2020. There were some good chapters, notably those on improvisation, the avant-garde, and the valuing of jazz. However, there are much better books to read about jazz.
