Camping it up: jazz's modernity, Reginald Foresythe, Theodor Adorno and the Black Atlantic

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    Abstract

    This chapter explores the work of the little-known pianist, composer and bandleader Reginald Foresythe (1907-1958) in the context of his unique critical location as a black-British musician within Anglo-American jazz culture and the African diaspora. Foresythe warrants attention for his highly influential yet neglected contribution to 1930s “hot” jazz during a crucial period in which the rapid proliferation and commodification of recorded jazz meant that it increasingly became the focus of searching critique. In this respect, he stands at a fascinating conjunction of three intersecting critical discourses.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBlack British jazz?
    Subtitle of host publicationRoutes, ownership, performance
    EditorsJason Toynbee, Catherine Tackley, Mark Doffman
    Place of PublicationFarnham
    PublisherAshgate Publishing Limited
    Pages173-198
    Number of pages26
    ISBN (Print)978-1472417565
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Publication series

    NameAshgate popular and folk music series
    PublisherAshgate

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