Sisällysluettelo:
“…Introduction: Black resonance -- Vivid lyricism: Richard Wright and Bessie Smith's blues -- The timbre of sincerity: Mahalia Jackson's gospel sound and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man -- Understatement: James Baldwin, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday -- Haunting: Gayl Jones's Corregidora and Billie Holiday's 'Strange Fruit' -- Signature voices: Nikki Giovanni, Aretha Franklin, and the Black Arts movement -- Epilogue: 'At Last': Etta James, poetry, hip hop…”
Sisällysluettelo:
“…Introduction: Black resonance -- Vivid lyricism: Richard Wright and Bessie Smith's blues -- The timbre of sincerity: Mahalia Jackson's gospel sound and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man -- Understatement: James Baldwin, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday -- Haunting: Gayl Jones's Corregidora and Billie Holiday's "strange Fruit" -- Signature voices: Nikki Giovanni, Aretha Franklin, and the Black Arts movement -- Epilogue: "At Last": Etta James, poetry, hip hop…”
Sisällysluettelo:
“…Bad women, the early years : Mamie Desdoumes, Sophie Tucker, Mamie Smith, and Ma Rainey -- The air and how to fill it : Bessie Smith, blues singer -- Billie Holiday, jazz noir -- The devil and the deep blue sea : Etta James and Aretha Franklin -- The great Saturday night swindle : Tina Turner and Janis Joplin -- Blues attitude…”
Sisällysluettelo:
“…Eva Taylor), Trixie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace & Clarence Williams' Blue Five, Ida Cox, Bessie Smith, Mary Johnson, Margaret Johnson & The Black and Blue Trio, Victoria Spivey & Her Chicago Four, Alberta Hunter, Henry Brown & Edith Johnson, Billie & Dee Dee Pierce, Billie Holiday…”
Sisällysluettelo:
“…Joe Oliver, the king -- Louis Armstrong, ambassador of jazz -- Bessie Smith, empress of the blues -- Bix [Beiderbecke], young man with a horn -- Fats Waller, the laughing genius -- Duke Ellington, sounds of life -- Benny Goodman, king of swing -- Count Basie: "Jump for joy" -- Billie Holiday: "God bless the child" -- Woody Herman, leader of the herd -- Dizzy Gillespie, explorer of new sounds -- Charlie Parker, Yardbird -- John Coltrane: the search continues -- Jazz is the music of many…”