Preface Introduction Kind of Jazz: Themes in the Study of Film Noir, Film Music, and Jazz All God's Chillun' Got Rhythm: The Influence of Racial Myths, Dualisms, and Ideology on Early Representations of Jazz Absolutely Funtional? Jazz in 1940s Film Noir Touch of Kenton: Jazz in 1950s Film Noir The Last Syncopation: Jazz in Contemporary Noir Reminiscing in Chiaroscuro: Concluding Comments and Thoughts for Further Work Filmography Bibliography Development of Jazz and Film Noir
Explores the strange and commonly misunderstood relationship between jazz music and the film noir genre.
DAVID BUTLER teaches Film Studies at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.
?This is a welcome study of the various conjunctions of jazz and
film noir. Butler both sees and hears well, and his cogent
descriptions are convincing. He does not just round up the usual
suspects but treats a number of films less often discussed by
either film or music scholars and critics. He puts his topic in
context, discussing racism in Hollywood and the narrowness of
Hollywood executives' conceptualization of jazz and jazz musicians.
Butler buttresses his work with ample citations of internal studio
memos and scholarly references...this is a lovely and informative
study, recommended for anyone interested either in film or jazz,
from the general reader to the specialist.?-CHOICE
"This is a welcome study of the various conjunctions of jazz and
film noir. Butler both sees and hears well, and his cogent
descriptions are convincing. He does not just round up the usual
suspects but treats a number of films less often discussed by
either film or music scholars and critics. He puts his topic in
context, discussing racism in Hollywood and the narrowness of
Hollywood executives' conceptualization of jazz and jazz musicians.
Butler buttresses his work with ample citations of internal studio
memos and scholarly references...this is a lovely and informative
study, recommended for anyone interested either in film or jazz,
from the general reader to the specialist."-CHOICE
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