Jazz Modernism From Ellington and Armstrong to Matisse and Joyce

"JAZZ MODERNISM aims to be less a scholarly book than a popular one, and its mission is twofold: to claim that popular entertainers like Armstrong and Waller are more complex than they seem, and that ULYSSES...is actually more accessible than it appears....For all its imprecision, glib conflations and scholarly shortcuts, I'm still glad JAZZ MODERNISM exists. Appel is an entertaining and learned reader, and it is a treat to walk through his record collection, bookshelves and art prints and get his witty and beguiling asides on them.Appel, Alfred, Jr. is the author of 'Jazz Modernism From Ellington and Armstrong to Matisse and Joyce', published 2002 under ISBN 9780394533933 and ISBN 0394533933.