Joachim-Ernst Berendt and the postwar legitimation of jazz. Jazz and the divide between serious and entertainment music ; Dance as escape? ; Jazz greetings to and from the East? ; Jazz, race, and colorblindness -- Europeanizing jazz. The blues of German jazz ; Emancipation and t…
Jazz has had a peculiar and fascinating history in Germany. The influential but controversial German writer, broadcaster, and record producer, Joachim-Ernst Berendt (19222000), author of the world's best-selling jazz book, labored to legitimize jazz in West Germany after its ide…
"Jazz has had a peculiar and fascinating history in Germany. The influential but controversial German writer, broadcaster, and record producer Joachim-Ernst Berendt (1922-2000), author of the world's best-selling jazz book, labored to legitimize jazz in West Germany after its id…