A Supreme love : The music of jazz and the hope of the gospel

Author

• Edgar, William

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, 2022

Language

English

ISBN

9781514000670

Series

Subject(s)

• AFRICAN AMERICANS--RELIGION
• JAZZ--RELIGIOUS ASPECTS--CHRISTIANITY

Notes

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Abstract

Theologian and jazz pianist William Edgar places jazz within the context of the African American experience and explores the work of musicians like Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald, arguing that jazz, which moves from deep lament to inextinguishable joy, deeply resonates with the hope that is ultimately found in the good news of Jesus Christ.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xii, 207 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Jazz and the Gospel

Part I: Historical Context
1. A Long Way from Home: Slavery and Diaspora
2. Paternalism: Justifying Narratives
3. Bondage and Beauty: Life and Music During Slavery
4. Strength to Climb: The Gospel During Slavery

Part II: Feeder Genres
5. Resilience: The Music of Strength
6. Go Down, Moses: Spirituals
7. Precious Lord: Moving to Gospel
8. Woke Up this Morning: The Blues

Part III: Jazz Music
9. A Way of Life: How Jazz Came into Being
10. Jazz at Midlife: Bebop and Cool
11. Gospel in Jazz: The Christian Message in the Musicians and the Music
12. The Spirit of Jazz: Jazz and the Gospel Message
13. The Glories of Jazz: What's Not to Love?

Appendix: Selected Jazz Recordings
General Index

Exemplar(s)

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1.	00100/23	201.678165 Edg S	Online !	Available