Trad jazz in 1950s Britain—protest, pleasure, politics—interviews with some of those involved

McKay, GA 2001, Trad jazz in 1950s Britain—protest, pleasure, politics—interviews with some of those involved , UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

These are transcriptions of interviews and correspondence undertaken as part of an Arts and Humanities Research Board (now Council)-funded project exploring the cultures and politics of traditional jazz in Britain in the 1950s. The project ran through 2001-2002 and was entitled American Pleasures, Anti-American Protest: 1950s Traditional Jazz in Britain. I edited responses, and structured them here according to the main issues I asked about and to key points that seemed to recur from different interviewees. There is a short-ish introduction to give a sense of context to readers unfamiliar with that period of Britain’s cultural history. I hugely enjoyed meeting and talking with these people, whose cultural and political autobiographies were full of energy, rebellion, fun, with music at the heart. Thank you. Some—Jeff Nuttall, George Melly—are, sadly, now dead. Material from these interviews, and a second set I undertook with modern jazzers and enthusiasts (I acknowledge that the distinction between trad and modern doesn’t always bear scrutiny) was included in my book Circular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain (Duke University Press, 2005). *

Item Type:	Other
Additional Information:	Contains some archive images, courtesy of Ken Colyer Trust, and Jeff Nuttall, and author's own collection. Used with permission.
Themes:	Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Subjects / Themes > M Music and Books on Music > M Music Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism Subjects outside of the University Themes
Schools:	Schools > School of Arts & Media Schools > School of Arts & Media > Arts, Media and Communication Research Centre
Funders:	Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Depositing User:	Prof George McKay
Date Deposited:	20 May 2010 14:16
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 22:21
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/9306

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