As Long As They Can Blow.
Interracial Recording in Jazz Before 1935
And Other Jive
As Long As They Can Blow.
Interracial Recording in Jazz Before 1935
And Other Jive
About Interracial Jazz
The overarching goal of As Long As They Can Blow is to show the mutual respect that black and white jazz musicians had for each other and how a shared love of the music and the relative privacy of the recording studio resulted in hundreds of early interracial jazz recordings.
At the heart of this book is the first discography of pre-1935 interracial jazz recording sessions ever put together and a concise list that can be used for quick access to those sessions. There is a brief history of the recording industry, emphasizing the question of race, as well as a list of formal and informal interactivity between black and white jazz musicians outside the recording studio. Finally, there is a piece in the voice of Mezz Mezzrow and one in the voice of Eddie Condon, both of whom were active in interracial sessions. The facts are there, but the author uses techniques of creative non-fiction to put them into story form.
About the Author
Stephen Provizer is a musician (brass) who has been writing about jazz since the 1990’s. His work can be found in publications like Coda, Downbeat, Syncopated Times, AllAboutJazz.com, Forward, Artsfuse.org and at his blog--brilliantcornersbostonjazz.blogspot.com.
He wrote, produced and directed a radio play called The Amazing Story of Strange Fruit, about the seminal creation of that recording by Billie Holiday.
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Interview in S.T.
I recently did an interview about the book which is the cover story in the April, 2024 issue of
Syncopated Times.
You can access the article at syncopatedtimes.com
It's the finest publication of its kind and I heartily suggest that anyone interested in older jazz subscribe.