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Space Is The Place

John F. Szwed

Sun Ra, a.k.a. Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount (1914–1993), has been hailed as "one of the great big-band leaders, pianists, and surrealists of jazz" (New York Times) and as "the missing link between Duke Ellington and Public Enemy" (Rolling Stone). Composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn, Sun Ra led his "Intergalactic Arkestra" of thirty-plus musicians in a career that ranged from boogie-woogie and swing to be-bop, free jazz, fusion, and New Age music. This definitive biography reveals the life, philosophy, and musical growth of one of the twentieth century's greatest avant-garde musicians.
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  • Classification : General Non-Fiction
  • Pub Date : AUG 22, 1998
  • Imprint : Perseus Books
  • Page Extent : 496
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780306808555
  • Price : INR 1,599
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John F. Szwed

John F. Szwed is Musser Professor of Anthropology African-American Studies Music and American Studies at Yale University. He has written about music for TheVillage Voice Vibethe Boston Phoenix and other publications. He lives in Connecticut.

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