Guthrie P Ramsey Jr
Biographic Data
| ID | 1284915 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guthrie P Ramsey Jr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guthrie P |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramsey Jr |
| SIGNATURE | JR G P R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The transformation of black music: The rhythms, the songs, and the ships of the African diaspora
The Transformation of Black Music includes a full spectrum of black musics from four continents as it argues for a re-codification of black musics and performers. Framed by a call and response argument, the authors present not only a more holistic and historically accurate understanding of musics in the African Diaspora, but also an intellectually robust future for the field of black music research.
The Pot Liquor Principle: Developing a Black Music Criticism in American Music Studies
Muzing New Hoods, Making New Identities: Film, Hip-Hop Culture, and Jazz Music
The medium of film has communicated, shaped, reproduced and challenged various notions of black subjectivity in 20th century America since D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation appeared in 1915. Writing in 1949, Ralph Ellison argued that Birth of a Nation "forged the twin screen image of the Negro as bestial rapist and grinning, eye-rolling clown--stereotypes that are still with us today" (Ellison 275). Such depictions in cinema had already existed i…
Blues and the Ethnographic Truth
Mo' Better Bebop
The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History. By Scott DeVeaux. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 1997. 572 pages. $45.00 (cloth). $18.95 (paper). Spike Lee's 1991 film, Mo' Better Blues, tells the story of trumpeter Bleek Gilliam, a young musician whose star is rising on the New York jazz circuit. During a party, Bleek engages in a heated debate with fellow band member and rival, Shadow Henderson. The scene sizzles. As the tw…
Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction
The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States
The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States. By Samuel Floyd, Jr. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. [316 p. ISBN 0-19-508235-4. $30.00.] The argument that Samuel Floyd makes in The Power of Black Music demands serious consideration, especially by specialists. For those of us who have taught African-American music surveys or specialized seminars in the area, the book offers and affirms many ideas, cha…
Avant-Garde Jazz Musicians: "Performing "Out There
Focuses on performers whose own styles, by definition, transcend traditional boundaries of jazz and most Western forms of music. The performers discussed include John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Daniel Carter, Billy Bang, and Jemeel Moondoc
Afro-American Symphony
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Afro-American Symphony
Avant-Garde Jazz Musicians: "Performing "Out There
Focuses on performers whose own styles, by definition, transcend traditional boundaries of jazz and most Western forms of music. The performers discussed include John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Daniel Carter, Billy Bang, and Jemeel Moondoc
The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States
The Power of Black Music: Interpreting Its History from Africa to the United States. By Samuel Floyd, Jr. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. [316 p. ISBN 0-19-508235-4. $30.00.] The argument that Samuel Floyd makes in The Power of Black Music demands serious consideration, especially by specialists. For those of us who have taught African-American music surveys or specialized seminars in the area, the book offers and affirms many ideas, cha…
Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction
Mo' Better Bebop
The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History. By Scott DeVeaux. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 1997. 572 pages. $45.00 (cloth). $18.95 (paper). Spike Lee's 1991 film, Mo' Better Blues, tells the story of trumpeter Bleek Gilliam, a young musician whose star is rising on the New York jazz circuit. During a party, Bleek engages in a heated debate with fellow band member and rival, Shadow Henderson. The scene sizzles. As the tw…
Blues and the Ethnographic Truth
Muzing New Hoods, Making New Identities: Film, Hip-Hop Culture, and Jazz Music
The medium of film has communicated, shaped, reproduced and challenged various notions of black subjectivity in 20th century America since D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation appeared in 1915. Writing in 1949, Ralph Ellison argued that Birth of a Nation "forged the twin screen image of the Negro as bestial rapist and grinning, eye-rolling clown--stereotypes that are still with us today" (Ellison 275). Such depictions in cinema had already existed i…
The Pot Liquor Principle: Developing a Black Music Criticism in American Music Studies
The transformation of black music: The rhythms, the songs, and the ships of the African diaspora
The Transformation of Black Music includes a full spectrum of black musics from four continents as it argues for a re-codification of black musics and performers. Framed by a call and response argument, the authors present not only a more holistic and historically accurate understanding of musics in the African Diaspora, but also an intellectually robust future for the field of black music research.
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