{"product_id":"9781936070725","title":"Black Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe essential collection of jazz writing by the celebrated poet and author of \u003ci\u003eBlues People\u003c\/i\u003e—reissued with a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the 1960s, LeRoi Jones—who would later be known as Amiri Baraka—was a pioneering jazz critic, articulating in real time the incredible transformations of the form taking place in the clubs and coffee houses of New York City. In \u003ci\u003eBlack Music, he sheds light on \u003c\/i\u003ethe brilliant young jazz musicians of the day: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Sun Ra, and others.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Combining firsthand immediacy with wide-ranging erudition, \u003ci\u003eBlack Music\u003c\/i\u003e articulates the complexities of modern jazz while also sharing insights on the nature of jazz criticism, the creative process, and the development of a new way forward for black artists. This rich and vital collection is comprised of essays, reviews, interviews, liner notes, musical analyses, and personal impressions from 1959–1967.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “In \u003ci\u003eBlack Music\u003c\/i\u003e, Baraka wrote with ecstasy—highly informed and intricate—about ecstatically complex music.”—Richard Brody, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116487622896,"sku":"9781936070725","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936070725_p0.jpg?v=1769897659","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936070725","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}