Neil Leonard, RIP.

[Chalupa]

I took his "History of Jazz" course as an undergrad. He opened a lot of musical doors for me.

http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20121208_Neil_Leonard__Penn_jazz_historian.html

[AllenLowe]

didnt he write something like "Jazz and the White People?"

[Mark Stryker]

didnt he write something like "Jazz and the White People?"

"Jazz and the White Americans: The Acceptance of a New Art Form" (1962)

[mmcgerr]

Thanks for sharing the obituary. I admire Leonard's book, which was before its time in a number of ways. That must have been an interesting undergrad course!