Bøger af Lorenzo Thomas

Scintillating, cinematic poems synthesize the irony, absurdity, and passions of American life.

Contains essays which explore the interrelationships among African American music, literature, and popular culture. This book first lays out the case for the blues as constituting a body of literature, and then offers a tour of the movement through classic jazz, bop, and the explosions of the free jazz era, followed by a section on R&B and Soul.