Book Reviews: "Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles," Edited by Clora Bryant et al; "California Soul: Music of African-Americans in the West," Edited by Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje and Eddie S. Meadows

Comments on two books that together make a great contribution to the public appreciation and scholarly understanding of California's important but under-documented role in the development of African-American popular music: "Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles" (University of Ca...

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Published in:Yearbook for Traditional Music 2000, Vol.32, p.202-203
Main Author: Currie, A Scott
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Afro-American music
American music
Artistic development
Bryant, Clora
DjeDje, Jacqueline Cogdell
Jazz
Meadows, Eddie S
Soul Music
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Summary:Comments on two books that together make a great contribution to the public appreciation and scholarly understanding of California's important but under-documented role in the development of African-American popular music: "Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles" (University of California Press, 1998, 442p) and "California Soul: Music of African-Americans in the West" (University of California Press, 1998, 507p).
ISSN:0740-1558
2304-3857