Jazz and the Philosophy of Art

Contents

• Foreword by Emily Foster: Lee Brown: A Recollection
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• PART I How is Jazz Distinctive? Essence and Definition
• 1 Dancing, Dwelling, and Rhythmic Swing
• 2 A Theory of Jazz Music: "It Don't Mean a Thing ..."
• 3 Defining Jazz Historically
• PART II Jazz and American Culture
• 4 Jazz Singing and Taking Wing
• 5 Race, Jazz, and Popular Music: The Legacy of Blackface Minstrelsy
• 6 Jazz and the Culture Industry
• PART III Music Ontology
• 7 Improvisations and Spontaneity
• 8 Musical Forgeries, Improvisation, and the Principle of Continuity
• 9 Phonography, Repetition, and Spontaneity
• 10 Jazz Improvisation and its Vicissitudes: A Plea for Imperfection
• Index