Reviews for Dancing in your head

The average rating for Dancing in your head based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-08-16 00:00:00 Jim Moffet Despite being a bit of a cranky old codger, Stanley Crouch does write some good criticism of jazz. However, I only gave him three stars because he always seems to think that jazz ended after Miles broke up his first quartet and John Coltrane moved on. While I appreciate swing and early bee-bop, I don't consider hard-bop, electric jazz or free jazz any less important in the history of "jass" music. I think his opinions were too much of an influence on the editorial choices of the Jazz television show by Ken Burns. I won't say don't read Crouch, but I will say that he has a certain point of view that you may not share. I found his writing far better in the biography of Bird than in this collection of essays.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-06 00:00:00 John F Samuelson In anticipation of reading Crouch's book on Charlie Parker, and having seen him speak in such an erudite and informative manner on the Burns "Jazz" documentary, I thought it would be a good move to read this collection of his jazz writing and criticism. I liken reading this book to taking a master seminar with an incredible storyteller. Crouch has the incredible ability to evoke music, history, personal narratives, and the true swing and power of jazz music with his words. I found myself transported by the words, critical rigor, courage, and love of art in this book. It's a true testament to the importance and arc of jazz music.