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UNINA9910460895603321 |
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Autore |
Swenson John |
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Titolo |
New Atlantis [[electronic resource] ] : musicians battle for the survival of New Orleans / / John Swenson |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-13431-4 |
9786613134318 |
0-19-978145-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Music - Political aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans |
Music - Social aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans |
Musicians - Louisiana - New Orleans |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Voice of the wetlands -- African Americans and Indians -- The Constantinople of the New World -- Sad night in Jackson Square -- Return of the spirits -- Let it go -- Don't let them wash us away -- Reality check -- Don't take my picture -- Musicians strike back at violence -- I am New Orleans -- Shorty on the block -- The Armstrong legacy -- Cold in the trailer -- If I can help somebody -- Baghdad on the Mississippi -- Brown baby dead in the water -- On the fringes -- City that care forgot -- Wild and free -- Saving at the bank of soul -- It ain't just the suit -- Bourbon Street blues -- Snooks flies away -- Ghosts of traditional jazz -- New blood -- Jazz fest turns 40 -- New Atlantis -- Mcdermott's duets -- Cyril's nightmare -- The wizard of Piety Street -- Blues come down like rain -- Cyril comes full circle -- Marching in. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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At its most intimate level, music heals our emotional wounds and inspires us. At its most public, it unites people across cultural boundaries. But can it rebuild a city? That's the central question posed in New Atlantis, journalist John Swenson's beautifully detailed account of the musical artists working to save America's most colorful and |
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