Considering Genius: Writings on Jazz de Crouch, Stanley

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NY: Basic Books, 2007. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 359 pages. Stanley Crouch-MacArthur "genius" award recipient, co-founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, National Book Award nominee, and perennial bull in the china shop of black intelligentsia- has been writing about jazz and jazz artists for over thirty years. His reputation for controversy is exceeded only by a universal respect for his intellect and passion. As Gary Giddons notes: "Stanley may be the only jazz writer out there with the kind of rhinoceros hide necessary to provoke and outrage and then withstand the fulminations that come back." Now, in a long-awaited collection, Crouch collects fifteen of his most influential, and most controversial pieces (published in Jazz Times, The New Yorker, the Village Voice, and elsewhere), and includes two new essays as well. The pieces range from the introspective "Jazz Criticism and its Effect on the Art Form" to a rollicking debate with Amiri Baraka, to vivid, intimate portraits of the… Leer más

Basic Books, 2007. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780465015122

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Basic Civitas Books, 2007. Trade Paperback. New. 359 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A collection of Crouch's greatest works

Basic Civitas Books, 2007. Trade Paperback. New. 359 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches.