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Jazz Radio America
A much-needed and meticulously detailed study of an under-explored aspect of 20th-century music in the United States. This is for jazz listeners, musicians, DJs, influencers, musicologists, and historians.
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South Side Impresarios: How Race Women Transformed Chicago’s Classical Music Scene
Readers interested in American classical music and Black history and culture will find much to celebrate in this outstanding book.
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The Coit Tower Murals: New Deal Art and Political Controversy in San Francisco
More a history than an art history, this concise and well-written book smoothly follows the murals from conception to completion to their subsequent evolution into a beloved San Francisco landmark, highlighting their treatment by art critics and historians over the years. It’s beautifully illustrated with photographs of the artists and the murals in various stages of completion.
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Joanna Hogg
A thoroughly useful text for cinema scholars plumbing the depths of Hogg’s work and a strong addition to UI’s “Contemporary Film Directors” series.
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William L. Dawson
A valuable addition to the literature on celebrated music composed by Black artists and music education in the United States.
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Ink: The Indelible J. Mayo Williams
A good biography that also reveals a lot about the music industry and early 20th-century football.
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Circus World: Roustabouts, Animals, and the Work of Putting on the Big Show
Fascinating, thoughtful research that will appeal to circus buffs and students of labor history.
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Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road
A close look at what it takes to contribute to lasting and meaningful social change. For jazz musicians, teachers, and historians.
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The World Got Away: A Memoir
A detailed account of Rouse’s work that’s also part memoir. The latter is presented nonchronologically, which may be too difficult for some readers to easily follow.
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