[78-L] Book Review (Lost Sounds")

[Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.]

Doug Pomeroy wrote:
> Like the two jazz books by Gunther Schuller, Sudhalter's
> "Lost Chords" is one of the great jazz books. And, like
> Schuller's books, it will have you returning to your record
> collection to re-discover many delights.
>
> The very idea that jazz produced by whites should be
> studied as a separate subject appears "racist" to some.
> Anticipating this, Sudhalter discusses the matter in his
> Introduction.
>
>   
It was separate at one time. And that's the way it was.
In Sengstock book, Toddlin' Town, there were only a few instances of 
racial mingling in those days. But they did exist. There is no doubt 
that a lot of great jazz came from whites, but there has to be some 
acknowledgement of Jazz origins.
During Lou's years at the Chicago Theater, the great black acts like the 
Ink Spots and the Mills Brothers were given center stage, but still had 
to change their clothes under the stage, not in the dressing rooms upstairs.

-- 
Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. #:?)
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