Seize the Beat: The Evolution of American Music
Author:   Brian Q. Torff
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476690773


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   04 January 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Brian Q. Torff
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781476690773


ISBN 10:   1476690774
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   04 January 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Prologue: Music for a Pandemic  1. How We Listen  2. Listen Up, Africa!  3. Framing a Jazz and Blues Century  4. The South, Elvis, and the Dawning of Rock and Roll  5. Say It Loud: Black Music in the 1960s  6. Bob Dylan and the American Voice  7. Beatles, Stones, and Cultural Amnesia  8. Pistols at Dawn: Janis, Jim, and Jimi  9. Rebels: The Authentic Lives of Women in Music 10. No Time to Get Cute in the ’70s 11. ­Post-Authentic World: Your CEO Rock Star 12. The Music and Art Spirit Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Brian Q. Torff brings the rhythm of his bass to his writing and offers valuable lessons in how to listen to music and appreciate what you hear on multiple levels. --Marc Myers, JazzWax.com Brian Q. Torff has been a master of the beat for many years, collaborating with some of the greatest masters of American music. He now shares what he has learned in this insightful book. I highly recommend it. --Ted Gioia, author, The History of Jazz and Music: A Subversive History


Brian Q. Torff brings the rhythm of his bass to his writing and offers valuable lessons in how to listen to music and appreciate what you hear on multiple levels. --Marc Myers, JazzWax.com It's impossible to imagine America without Black culture and Black music. Brian does a great job of telling the story of how Black music and America are intertwined. --Toure, author of Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince Brian Q. Torff has been a master of the beat for many years, collaborating with some of the greatest masters of American music. He now shares what he has learned in this insightful book. I highly recommend it. --Ted Gioia, author, The History of Jazz and Music: A Subversive History


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Brian Q. Torff is a bassist, composer, arranger, and a professor of music at Fairfield University in Connecticut.

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