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Jazz and Death: Reception, Rituals, and Representations critically examines the myriad and complex interactions between jazz and death, from the New Orleans "jazz funeral" to jazz in heaven or hell, final recordings, jazz monuments, and the music’s own presumed death.



Table of Contents

Introduction: Jazz and Death

1. When I Die, You Better Second Line: The New Orleans "Jazz Funeral"

2. The Devil’s Music: Jazz in Hell

3. Louis and the Angels: Jazz in Heaven

4. Swan Songs: Final Concerts and Last Recordings

5. The Long Fall: The Death of Chet Baker

6. Nine Naked Muses: Memorializing Ellington

7. Funky Odors: Is Jazz Itself Dead?

Jazz and Death

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    A Paperback by Walter van de Leur

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 12 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9781138553422
      978-1138553422
      ISBN-10 1138553425
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      Popular music Popular culture Sociology: death and dying

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Jazz and Death: Reception, Rituals, and Representations critically examines the myriad and complex interactions between jazz and death, from the New Orleans "jazz funeral" to jazz in heaven or hell, final recordings, jazz monuments, and the music’s own presumed death.



      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Jazz and Death

      1. When I Die, You Better Second Line: The New Orleans "Jazz Funeral"

      2. The Devil’s Music: Jazz in Hell

      3. Louis and the Angels: Jazz in Heaven

      4. Swan Songs: Final Concerts and Last Recordings

      5. The Long Fall: The Death of Chet Baker

      6. Nine Naked Muses: Memorializing Ellington

      7. Funky Odors: Is Jazz Itself Dead?

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