“The further jazz moves away from the stark blue continuum and the collective realities of Afro-American and American life, the more it moves into academic concert-hall lifelessness, which can be replicated by any middle class showing off its music lessons.”
Quote by Amiri Baraka
Work
Daggers and javelins: essays, 1974-1979
This book is a compilation of various essays covering a range of topics written by an author during the specified time period. more
Author
Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka, born Leroy Jones, was an American writer, poet, playwright, political activist, and music critic. His work spanned poetry, novels, plays, and music criticism, and had a profound impact on American literature and black culture. more
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