The Jazz Scene

1989, E J Hobsbawm's classic of jazz literature

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Printing Details

First thus. Paperback. 19 × 12.5cm, 298pp.

Eric Hobsbawm is arguably the most famous Marxist historian of the 20th century. He was also a passionate jazz critic who wrote under the pseudonym "Francis Newton" (named after Frankie Newton, a communist jazz trumpeter). This book sweeps the reader along from the steamy sidewalks of New Orleans to the smoke-filled clubs of New York, an odyssey that along the way discusses the prehistory of jazz, its expansion, its most celebrated musicians, and their instruments.

Condition

Very good condition, with a little light tanning to the pages. The spine is uncreased.

ISBN

9780297795681