Who can afford to improvise? : James Baldwin and black music, the lyric and the listeners /

Who can afford to improvise? : James Baldwin and black music, the lyric and the listeners /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pavlic, Edward M. (Edward Michael) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Criticism and interpretation.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Music and literature > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Book I. The uses of the blues : James Baldwin's lyrical quest
  • Book II. The uses of the lyric : Billie's quest, Dinah's blues, Jimmy's Amen, and Brother Ray's Hallelujah
  • Book III. "For you I was a flame" : Baldwin's lyrical lens on contemporary culture.