“A deep look into the dark world of the jazz industry”–Portside reviews Gerald Horne’s “Jazz and Justice”

Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music
456 pp, $27 pbk, ISBN 978-1-58367-785-8
By Gerald Horne

Reviewed by Gregory N. Heires

“The literature on jazz generally focuses on individual artists, music analysis and the music’s schools, such as bebop, post-bop and fusion. Historian Gerald Horne expands the scope of the literature with his Jazz and Justice by providing a deep look into the dark world of the jazz industry, exploring the depth of racism and economic exploitation behind the music that has brought joy to so many of us….”

Read the review at Portside