As Serious as Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957-1977

by Val Wilmer

Book Overview

In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture. Placing the achievements of African-American artists such as Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sun Ra in their broader political and social context, Wilmer evokes an era of extraordinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788160711
• ISBN13: 9781788160711
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Imparative for lovers of the so called "free jazz"

This is absolutely the best piece of literature written about this music. It moves well beyond just another "documentary" piece, and gets inside the lives of the great musicians that create this music. This book is definately As Serious As Your Life!!!