Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors… by Penny M. Von Eschen · Audiobook preview

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Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War
Authored by Penny M. Von Eschen
Narrated by Christina Delaine

0:00 Intro
0:03 1. Ike Gets Dizzy
1:00:14 2. Swinging into Action: Jazz to the Rescue
1:01:01 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, from Iraq to India, from the Congo to the Soviet Union, in order to win the hearts and minds of the Third World and to counter perceptions of American racism.



Penny Von Eschen escorts us across the globe, backstage and onstage, as Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and other jazz luminaries spread their music and their ideas further than the State Department anticipated. Both in concert and after hours, through political statements and romantic liaisons, these musicians broke through the government's official narrative and gave their audiences an unprecedented vision of the black American experience. In the process, new collaborations developed between Americans and the formerly colonized peoples of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East—collaborations that fostered greater racial pride and solidarity.



Though intended as a color–blind promotion of democracy, this unique Cold War strategy unintentionally demonstrated the essential role of African Americans in U.S. national culture. Through the tales of these tours, Von Eschen captures the fascinating interplay between the efforts of the State Department and the progressive agendas of the artists themselves, as all struggled to redefine a more inclusive and integrated American nation on the world stage.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Penny M. Von Eschen is Professor of History and American Culture at the University of Michigan.


Christina Delaine is an accomplished stage and voice actor, as well as an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. Her theater credits include Jewtopia, the longest–running comedy in Off–Broadway history, and the title role in Antigone at both Portland Center Stage and Kentucky Repertory Theatre.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Published on: July 10, 2018
ISBN: 9781977385413
Duration: 10 hr, 6 min
Genres: History / African American & Black, History / General, History / United States / 20th Century, History / United States / General, Music / General, Music / Genres & Styles / General, Music / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Music / History & Criticism, Political Science / General, Political Science / International Relations / General, Social Science / Discrimination, Social Science / General