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Foreword by Emily Foster: Lee Brown: A Recollection Acknowledgements Introduction   PART I How is Jazz Distinctive? Essence and Definition 1 Dancing, Dwelling, and Rhythmic Swing 2 A Theory of Jazz Music: "It Don't Mean a Thing ..." 3 Defining Jazz Historically   PART II Jazz and American Culture 4 Jazz Singing and Taking Wing 5 Race, Jazz, and Popular Music: The Legacy of Blackface Minstrelsy 6 Jazz and the Culture Industry   PART III Music Ontology 7 Improvisations and Spontaneity 8 Musical Forgeries, Improvisation, and the Principle of Continuity 9 Phonography, Repetition, and Spontaneity 10 Jazz Improvisation and its Vicissitudes: A Plea for Imperfection   Index