Edition |
Library edition. |
Description |
1 audio discs (approximately 1 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Brilliance Audio on compact disc. |
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Brilliance Audio on compact disc.
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Note |
Unabridged. |
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Compact disc. |
Performer |
Performed by Jonathan Gross and "Mack" Jay Jordan. |
Summary |
New York City, uptown, the 1920s. Poets, writers, dancers, and musicians came to Harlem to experience the excitement of the jazz age and to see the cabarets and floor shows at the Apollo Theatre and the Cotton Club. People flocked to Harlem to hear the genius of band leader Duke Ellington, the jazz-poetry of Langston Hughes, and the romantic lyricism of Countee Cullen. The Harlem Renaissance produced some of the 20th century's greatest and most influential artists, figures at the center of the spectacular jazz era. These African American artists created a new American sound and a new American culture. This unique recording tells the Harlem Renaissance story through the spoken word and live music of some of its most famous works. |
Note |
GMD: sounding recording. |
Subject |
Harlem Renaissance.
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Big band music.
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African American artists -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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African American authors.
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African American musicians.
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African American intellectuals.
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African American arts.
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African Americans -- Music.
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Arts, Modern -- 20th century.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
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Audiobooks.
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Added Author |
Jordan, Jay.
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ISBN |
9781441808844 |
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1441808841 |
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9781441811370 |
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1441811370 |
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