A Supreme Love - The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel (Paperback)

The Gospel Coaltion Award of Distinction-Arts and Culture ECPA Top Shelf Award Winner For practitioners and fans, jazz expresses the deepest meanings of life. Its rich history and its distinctive elements like improvisation and syncopation unite to create an unrepeatable and inexpressible aesthetic experience. But for others, jazz is an enigma. Might jazz be better appreciated and understood in relation to the Christian faith? In this volume, theologian and jazz pianist William Edgar argues that the music of jazz cannot be properly understood apart from the Christian gospel, which like jazz moves from deep lament to inextinguishable joy. By tracing the development of jazz, placing it within the context of the African American experience, and exploring the work of jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong, Edgar argues that jazz deeply resonates with the hope that is ultimately found in the good news of Jesus Christ. Grab a table. The show is about to begin.

General

Imprint:	IVP Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2022
Authors:	William Edgar • Carl Ellis Jr. • Karen Ellis
Dimensions:	222 x 146 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-5140-0066-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian worship > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian worship > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Christianity > Christian Worship
LSN:	1-5140-0066-0
Barcode:	9781514000663

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