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CONTENTS
OPUS xi
FOUR-BAR INTRO
“The Shape of Jazz to Come” 1
VAMP IN, HEAD
Acoustemology in Accra: On Jazz Cosmopolitanism 11
FIRST CHORUS, WITH TRANSPOSITION
Guy Warren / Ghanaba: From Afro-Jazz to Handel via Max Roach 51
SECOND CHORUS, BLOW FREE
Nii Noi Nortey: From Pan-Africanism to Afrifones via John Coltrane 87
THIRD CHORUS, BACK INSIDE
Nii Otoo Annan: From Toads to Polyrhythm via Elvin Jones and Rashied Ali 119
FOURTH CHORUS, SHOUT TO THE GROOVE
Por Por: From Honk Horns to Jazz Funerals via New Orleans 159
HEAD AGAIN, VAMP OUT
Beyond Diasporic Intimacy 199
“DEDICATED TO YOU” 245
HORN BACKGROUNDS, RIFFS UNDERNEATH 249
THEMES, PLAYERS 299