Free Action : Jazz as a Catalyst in West German Arts and Culture (Hardcover)

Introduction? 1. Atmospheric Conditions Permitting: Germany’s Second, More Enduring Jazz Age? 2. In Phase: Jazz, the Spoken Word and Recited?Lyrik?(Poetry)? 3. Drums, Trumpets and Memory: Jazz as an Ambiguous Stimulant for the Post-War West German Novel? 4. Black Performers, Jewish Ghosts, and the Illustrated Travel Journal: The German Jazz Photography Album of the 1950s and 1960s? 5. Hearing and Seeing Jazz in Film and TV? 6. Visualising Jazz in Graphic Design: “Music Captured by the Retina”? 7. From Freedom in Paint to the Jazz Action: Jazz and Fine Arts? 8. Conclusion