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University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226476960
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9780226476964
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728 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Power Stronger than Itself : the Aacm and American Experimental Music
Publication Year
2009
Subject
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Jazz, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
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Textbook
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Music, Social Science
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Trade Paperback
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1.8 in
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37 Oz
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9 in
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6 in
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Reviews
A remarkable book, not just for corralling an enormous amount of information--interviews, critical reviews, music charts, news reports (the bibliography runs 35 pages)--but for making the result a digestible and thoroughly entertaining 500-page read., Lewis's landmark book. . . goes deeper into the formation and development of the AACM than any previous history, and as a formal acknowledgement of the group's enormous importance and influence it's long overdue., "A remarkable book, not just for corralling an enormous amount of information-interviews, critical reviews, music charts, news reports (the bibliography runs 35 pages)-but for making the result a digestible and thoroughly entertaining 500-page read."-Time Out Chicago, This could very well be the most anticipiated book of the year. . . . The long wait is now over and patrience will be rewarded. George Lewis''s encyclopedic knowledge, thorough research and in-depth interviews have produced an eye-opening work. . . . Overall, it is a pleasant read, scholarly but not overly academic in tone, covering a wide stylistic range--from essay to storytelling to autobiography., More than any other recent new-jazz-studies or improvisation-studies monograph, A Power Stronger Than Itself draws clear connections between the collective history and aesthetics of a community of improvisers and the musical procedures they have employed., "George Lewis has outdone himself with this extraordinary volume. His unrelenting intelligence and ear for detail have produced a challenging compendium of late twentieth-century African Americana. This is not only a study of the AACM, it is a hope-drenched encomium to modernist creativity and the oppositional imagination."-Paul Gilroy, author of Postcolonial Melancholia and The Black Atlantic, "A remarkable book, not just for corralling an enormous amount of information-interviews, critical reviews, music charts, news reports (the bibliography runs 35 pages)-but for making the result a digestible and thoroughly entertaining 500-page read."- Time Out Chicago, [Lewis] sets a new standard for scholarly writing about the people who make Great Black Music, or any other kind.. . . . Reading Lewis''s book about the AACM makes one want to have been a part of it., In bringing intellectual breadth and what Lester Bowie calls 'good old country ass-kicking' to bear on past and present indignities, Lewis has produced a fitting companion to the music he celebrates., An illuminating, articulate panorama of a little-examined yet highly influential organization, one whose ''graduates'' have permeated every element of modern music., This essential book is music history from the inside. . . . Lewis is telling an interesting and important story here and telling it well. Anyone who is interested in modern serious music will learn from and enjoy this outstanding book., "An important book. . . . Mr. Lewis narrates its development with exacting context and incisive analysis, occasionally delving into academic cultural theory. But because the book includes biographical portraits of so many participating musicians, it's a swift, engrossing read."- New York Times, With A Power Stronger Than Itself , Lewis exceeds expectations. For rather than merely recount the ascent of the AACM, he elegantly sets it against the backdrop of cultural, racial and social changes that shook the twentieth century. . . . Lewis unreels this tale with dramatic flourish and scholarly authority, in effect telling the story of not only the AACM but also the city where it's centered, Chicago., Lewis's landmark book. . . goes deeper into the formation and development of the AACM than any previous history, and as a formal acknowledgement of the group's enormous importance and influence it's long overdue., George Lewis has outdone himself with this extraordinary volume. His unrelenting intelligence and ear for detail have produced a challenging compendium of late twentieth-century African Americana. This is not only a study of the AACM, it is a hope-drenched encomium to modernist creativity and the oppositional imagination., Written with the eye of an ethnographer, the ear of a performer, and the heart of a hometown dweller, George Lewis's account of the development of the AACM is an engaging story, a romance in which several generations of musicians triumph to create a music that travels around the world, yet is completely unique to their experiences. Reinscribing Chicago as a city of enormous artistic vitality and tough aesthetics, A Power Stronger Than Itself brilliantly redraws the map of jazz and widens the horizon for new and experimental music., Simply put, George E. Lewis' new and long-awaited history of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) must be considered among the most important books ever written about creative music. A tour de force of narrative history and analysis driven by a clearly articulated point of view, it draws on a massive body of scholarship and original research that places Great Black Music in its historical, aesthetic, and social contexts. It will certainly shape the scholarly, critical, and public discussion of jazz and creative music for years to come., A Power Stronger Than Itself is not only an essential history of the organization but a critical analysis into its place in American art, politics and socioeconomics., Lewis' writing is lively, avoiding the trap of sounding too academic and instead creating a story that is compelling in its portrait of musicians dedicated to their art. This is a fine work on an area of jazz that deserves wider recognition and greater understanding., "An important book. . . . Mr. Lewis narrates its development with exacting context and incisive analysis, occasionally delving into academic cultural theory. But because the book includes biographical portraits of so many participating musicians, it's a swift, engrossing read."-New York Times, "In bringing intellectual breadth and what Lester Bowie calls 'good old country ass-kicking' to bear on past and present indignities, Lewis has produced a fitting companion to the music he celebrates."- Nation, "The AACM is one of our great cultural inventions. This extraordinary book embodies its principles, for George Lewis draws on multiple traditions: scholarship, reportage, testament, analysis, theory and criticism come together with virtuosity and scrupulous discipline. A Power Stronger Than Itself remaps the landscape of American experimental music. Academics, critics and musicians will have to reconfigure such terms as jazz, ' classical, ' soulful, ' avant-garde, ' black' and white.' Now the past yields unexpected wonders; the future unexpected possibilities."-Margo Jefferson, author of On Michael Jackson, [Lewis] sets a new standard for scholarly writing about the people who make Great Black Music, or any other kind.. . . . Reading Lewis's book about the AACM makes one want to have been a part of it., "The AACM is one of our great cultural inventions. This extraordinary book embodies its principles, for George Lewis draws on multiple traditions: scholarship, reportage, testament, analysis, theory and criticism come together with virtuosity and scrupulous discipline. A Power Stronger Than Itself remaps the landscape of American experimental music. Academics, critics and musicians will have to reconfigure such terms as 'jazz,' 'classical,' 'soulful,' 'avant-garde,' 'black' and 'white.' Now the past yields unexpected wonders; the future unexpected possibilities."-Margo Jefferson, author of On Michael Jackson, Lewis'' writing is lively, avoiding the trap of sounding too academic and instead creating a story that is compelling in its portrait of musicians dedicated to their art. This is a fine work on an area of jazz that deserves wider recognition and greater understanding., An illuminating, articulate panorama of a little-examined yet highly influential organization, one whose 'graduates' have permeated every element of modern music., This could very well be the most anticipiated book of the year. . . . The long wait is now over and patrience will be rewarded. George Lewis's encyclopedic knowledge, thorough research and in-depth interviews have produced an eye-opening work. . . . Overall, it is a pleasant read, scholarly but not overly academic in tone, covering a wide stylistic range--from essay to storytelling to autobiography., Very dense but very readable, filled with fascinating stories, capsule bios and rewarding side trips. Lewis has a gift for explaining abstruse ideas without dumbing down. As a reader, I''m torn between wanting to savor it slowly and devour it fast. Two hundred pages in, I''ve got weeks worth of stuff to think about., "With A Power Stronger Than Itself, Lewis exceeds expectations. For rather than merely recount the ascent of the AACM, he elegantly sets it against the backdrop of cultural, racial and social changes that shook the twentieth century. . . . Lewis unreels this tale with dramatic flourish and scholarly authority, in effect telling the story of not only the AACM but also the city where it's centered, Chicago."-Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune, George Lewis has outdone himself with this extraordinary volume. His unrelenting intelligence and ear for detail have produced a challenging compendium of late twentieth-century African Americana. This is not only a study of the AACM, it is a hope-drenched encomium to modernist creativity and the oppositional imagination., "Lewis's landmark book. . . goes deeper into the formation and development of the AACM than any previous history, and as a formal acknowledgement of the group's enormous importance and influence it's long overdue."-Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, "In bringing intellectual breadth and what Lester Bowie calls 'good old country ass-kicking' to bear on past and present indignities, Lewis has produced a fitting companion to the music he celebrates."-Nation, Simply put, George E. Lewis'' new and long-awaited history of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) must be considered among the most important books ever written about creative music. A tour de force of narrative history and analysis driven by a clearly articulated point of view, it draws on a massive body of scholarship and original research that places Great Black Music in its historical, aesthetic, and social contexts. It will certainly shape the scholarly, critical, and public discussion of jazz and creative music for years to come., A remarkable book, not just for corralling an enormous amount of information-interviews, critical reviews, music charts, news reports (the bibliography runs 35 pages)-but for making the result a digestible and thoroughly entertaining 500-page read., "Written with the eye of an ethnographer, the ear of a performer, and the heart of a hometown dweller, George Lewis's account of the development of the AACM is an engaging story, a romance in which several generations of musicians triumph to create a music that travels around the world, yet is completely unique to their experiences. Reinscribing Chicago as a city of enormous artistic vitality and tough aesthetics, A Power Stronger Than Itself brilliantly redraws the map of jazz and widens the horizon for new and experimental music."-John Szwed, author ofSpace Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra, The AACM is one of our great cultural inventions. This extraordinary book embodies its principles, for George Lewis draws on multiple traditions: scholarship, reportage, testament, analysis, theory and criticism come together with virtuosity and scrupulous discipline. A Power Stronger Than Itself remaps the landscape of American experimental music. Academics, critics and musicians will have to reconfigure such terms as 'jazz,' 'classical,' 'soulful,' 'avant-garde,' 'black' and 'white.' Now the past yields unexpected wonders; the future unexpected possibilities., Very dense but very readable, filled with fascinating stories, capsule bios and rewarding side trips. Lewis has a gift for explaining abstruse ideas without dumbing down. As a reader, I'm torn between wanting to savor it slowly and devour it fast. Two hundred pages in, I've got weeks worth of stuff to think about., An important book. . . . Mr. Lewis narrates its development with exacting context and incisive analysis, occasionally delving into academic cultural theory. But because the book includes biographical portraits of so many participating musicians, it's a swift, engrossing read., "Written with the eye of an ethnographer, the ear of a performer, and the heart of a hometown dweller, George Lewis's account of the development of the AACM is an engaging story, a romance in which several generations of musicians triumph to create a music that travels around the world, yet is completely unique to their experiences. Reinscribing Chicago as a city of enormous artistic vitality and tough aesthetics, A Power Stronger Than Itself brilliantly redraws the map of jazz and widens the horizon for new and experimental music."-John Szwed, author of Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra, Rich and dense and gratifyingly readable. . . . [Lewis] makes a scholarly portrait of a complex community into a ripping good and inspiring yarn., Written with the eye of an ethnographer, the ear of a performer, and the heart of a hometown dweller, George Lewis's account of the development of the AACM is an engaging story, a romance in which several generations of musicians triumph to create a music that travels around the world, yet is completely unique to their experiences. Reinscribing Chicago as a city of enormous artistic vitality and tough aesthetics, A Power Stronger Than Itself brilliantly redraws the map of jazz and widens the horizon for new and experimental music., "With A Power Stronger Than Itself , Lewis exceeds expectations. For rather than merely recount the ascent of the AACM, he elegantly sets it against the backdrop of cultural, racial and social changes that shook the twentieth century. . . . Lewis unreels this tale with dramatic flourish and scholarly authority, in effect telling the story of not only the AACM but also the city where it's centered, Chicago."-Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune, The crystalline study is thoroughly engaging. . . . Even the most dedicated improvised music aficionado will find anecdotes, relationships and hitherto unknown performances and biographies laid out in stunning detail. . . . The book is a graceful intertwining of oral history, hard research and insightful scrutiny of a complicated organism.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
780.904
Table Of Content
Preface: The AACM and American Experimentalism Introduction: An AACM Book: Origins, Antecedents, Objectives, Methods Chapter Summaries Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Foundations and Prehistory Coming North: From Great Migration to Great Depression Early Musical Experiences Improvisation and Autodidacticism in 1950s Chicago The End of an Era Chapter 2: New Music, New York Cultures of Spontaneity: Integrationism and the Two Avant-Gardes Beyond a Bebop Boundary: The Challenge of New Music Critical Responses: Anger, Noise, Failure A Far Cry from New York: Segregation and Chicago Music Chapter 3: The Development of the Experimental Band Alternative Pedagogies of Experimental Music Eyes on the Sparrow: The First New Chicagoans Chapter 4: Founding the Collective Urban Decline and the Turn to Communitarianism Born on the Kitchen Table: Conceiving the Association Naming Ceremony: Black Power and Black Institutions Chapter 5: First Fruits The First Year: Concerts, Critics, and Issues New Arrivals and the University of Chicago Travel, Recording, and Intermedia Memories of the Sun: The AACM and Sun Ra Chapter 6: The AACM Takes Off The Black Arts Movement in Chicago New Arrivals and New Ideas The AACM School Performing and Self-Determination Cultural Nationalism in Postmodern Transition Chapter 7: Americans in Paris Conceiving the World Audience Le Nouveau Paris Noir: Collectivity, Competition, and Excitement The Politics of Culture: Black Power and May 1968 Die Emanzipation: The Rise of European Free Improvisation Homecoming Chapter 8: The AACM''s Next Wave More from the Midwest: The Black Artists Group New Elbows on the Table: The AACM''s Second Wave Ten Years After: The Association Comes of Age Chapter 9: The AACM in New York Migration and Invasion Europe and the Lofts Beyond a Binary: The AACM and the Crisis in Criticism Diversity and Its Discontents: New American Music after the Jazz Age Chapter 10: The New Regime in Chicago Generational Shifts in the Collective The Two Cultures and a New Chapter Form and Funding: Philanthropy and Black Music in the 1970s Strains, Swirls, and Splits Chapter 11: Into the Third Decade The 1980s: Canons and Heterophony Great Black Music: The Local and the Global Leading the Third Wave: The New Women of the AACM Chapter 12: Transition and Reflections New York in Transition Chicago in Reflection J''ai deux amours . . . Afterword The Way of the Arranger The Individual The Book Expansion and Sacrifice Boxing with Tradition Regrets Survival Contemplating the Post-jazz Continuum Atmospheres Futures Appendix A: List of Interviews Conducted by the Author Appendix B: Selected AACM Recordings Bibliography Notes Index
Synopsis
Founded in 1965 and still active today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. George E. Lewis, who joined the collective as a teenager in 1971, establishes the full importance and vitality of the AACM with this communal history, written with a symphonic sweep that draws on a cross-generational chorus of voices and a rich collection of rare images. Moving from Chicago to New York to Paris, and from founding member Steve McCall's kitchen table to Carnegie Hall, A Power Stronger Than Itself uncovers a vibrant, multicultural universe and brings to light a major piece of the history of avant-garde music and art.
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