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Before Ellison began a writing career that later established him as one of the greatest twentieth-century American novelists, he was an aspiring trumpeter dreaming of one day leading a great big band like his boyhood hero, Duke Ellington. Before writing Invisible Man, the novel that brought him fame, Ellison formulated many of his ideas about race and American culture in numerous essays and letters about jazz music and jazz musicians. These ideas also lie at the heart of today's jazz criticism. While his statements may be polarizing to some contemporary critics, his essays are unparalleled in their conceptualization and description of jazz as an American art form. They include paeans to jazz guitarist Charlie Christian and singer Jimmy Rushing, both friends of Ellison's from Oklahoma City; a moving tribute to Duke Ellington on his seventieth birthday; and, best of all, "Richard Wright's Blues," a review of Wright's memoir Black Boy, and arguably the first and best essay explaining the nexus between African American music and the tribulations of the African American experience. Ted Leventhal
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Ellison (1914-94) developed his love of music during his childhood in Oklahoma City, a bastion of Southwestern jazz in the 1920s and 1930s and the home of Jimmy Rushing, Charlie Christian, and the famous Blue Devils. As a young man, he lived with music, listening to it, analyzing it, and mingling with performers in the hopes of becoming one himself (he became a trumpeter). As editor O'Meally (Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Comparative Literature, Columbia Univ.) makes clear, jazz influenced both his thinking and writing. This fine collection consists mainly of previously uncollected jazz writings, among them "On Bird, Bird-Watching, and Jazz" and "Homage to Duke Ellington on His Birthday." These interesting and highly personal pieces offer details about a bygone era as well as insights into the formation of Ellison's mind and the writing of Invisible Man and other fiction in which jazz and its processes figured so strongly. Supplementing these are some pertinent short stories and excerpts from Ellison's novels, three interviews, and several letters all of which contribute to O'Meally's well-conceived design. In addition, O'Meally's illuminating introductions vastly enhance this work. Highly recommended.
- Harold V. Cordry, Baldwin, KS
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Must Have for Those Seeking A Literary Exploration thru Jazz
27. März 2002
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Ellison remains one of the finest writers on jazz to have ever taken pen to paper. "Living with Music" is living proof, even though he is no longer with us. This book is ideal for readers seeking a literary exploration through jazz. In addition to Ellison's writings, Robert O'Meally's introduction offers keen insight into the style of jazz culture.
I wouldn't recommend this book to readers looking for an introduction to jazz. For that, I would suggest sticking to liner notes, writings by musicians, and objective writers. However, for those who are looking to explore the whole of jazz culture, that moves beyond the listen, you'll thoroughly enjoy the read. My personal favorite is "Cadillac Flambe." "The Charlie Christian Story" contains some of my favorite quotes on jazz culture.
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Surprisingly dull and dry
13. Oktober 2001
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With a reputation like Ellison has, I would expect his writings on jazz to be full of writerly insight which would bring to life the music as seen through the eyes of someone very perceptive. This is not the case. Instead, the book is a series of difficult, dry, mostly trivial essays culled together by, it seems, an editor with a taste for publishing something that would sell and impress rather than something worth reading.
Many essays in this book are reviews of obscure recordings or ruminations on artists most people haven't heard of. Most of the writings also date from the late 50's, giving the content a lack of perspective to our modern ears. Ellison also comes across as somewhat of a curmudgeon, disdaining "modern" jazz and "so-called rock and roll" (his term), adding yet another layer of unreliability.
Ultimately, I found myself skimming through essays I either didn't understand, or didn't care to. Much more relevant and lively jazz essays can be found in numerous other books.
The ultimate disappointment, I think, is that the book doesn't make me want to listen to jazz. It convinces me I don't understand it.
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