Jazz cosmopolitanism in Accra: five musical years in Ghana

Abstract

Opus xi Four-Bar Intro The Shape of Jazz to Come 1 Vamp In, Head Acoustemology in Accra: On Jazz Cosmopolitanism 11 First Chorus, with Transposition Guy Warren / Ghanaba: From Afro-Jazz to Handel via Max Roach 51 Second Chorus, Blow Free Nii Noi Nortey: From Pan-Africanism to Afrifones via John Coltrane 87 Third Chorus, Back Inside Nii Otoo Annan: From Toads to Polyrhythm via Elvin Jones and Rashied Ali 119 Fourth Chorus, Shout to the Groove Por Por: From Honk Horns to Jazz Funerals via New Orleans 159 Head Again, Vamp Out Beyond Diasporic Intimacy 199 Dedicated to You 245 Horn Backgrounds, Riffs Underneath 249 Themes, Players 299