Jazz’s little brother
The origins of the Spanish blues scene
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21789543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juliana Pedro (0000-0003-0881-3447, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, corresponding author), Josep Pedro |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-212 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Jazz Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-8637 • E-ISSN: 1753-8645 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/jazz.38536 |
| OpenAlex | W3008466386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Drawing on ethnographic, archival and analytical research, this article examines the origins of the blues scene in Spain. A complex, heterogeneous period that spans from the 1930s to the 1980s, the origins are explored diachronically in relation to four primary aspects: the reception of blues through the growing jazz scene; the national production of blues and blues-related music within the frameworks of jazz, rock and flamenco; the transformative contributions of foreign musicians and cultural producers; and the ultimate development of specialized blues bands that represent a more ‘purist’ appropriation of blues as an autonomous genre. In this process, the article provides a historical overview and a musical mapping of blues in Spain, revealing its unique contribution to modernity as a meaningful, porous common ground between the hegemonic jazz and rock music cultures
Aesthetics · Appropriation · Art · Art history · Blues · Brother · Jazz · Linguistics · Musical · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Spanish Literature and Culture Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |