This history of jazz; spanning the twentieth century; is the first to place it within the broad context of American culture. Burton Peretti argues persuasively that this distinctive American music has been a key thread in the tapestry of the nations culture. The music itself; its players and its audience; and the critical debates it has prompted; tell us much about changes in American life since 1910. Mr. Peretti traces the emergence of jazz out of ragtime during a time of tumultuous growth of cites and industries. In the 1920s jazz flourished and symbolized the cultural struggle between modernists and traditionalists. As American sought reassurance and self-esteem during the Great Depression; jazz reached new levels of sophistication in the Swing Era. World War II encouraged rapid changes in popular tastes; and in the postwar decades jazz became both a voice of a globally dominant America and an avant-garde music reflecting social and political turmoil. Today; Mr. Peretti concludes; jazz symbolizes important cultural trends and enjoys a new prestige in a complex musical scene. Jazz in American Culture tells a peculiarly American story; evaluating the music as well as those who created it; and opening new perspectives on our cultural history.
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