Nothing but the Music Documentaries from Nightclubs, Lofts, Dance Halls & a Tailor’s Shop in Dakar Records and declarations of loyalty/animosity

and declarations of loyalty/animosity

almost all of which are previously unpublished

4 Color Risograph

performance

This book brings together all of the art and ephemera from the now-infamous show

Nothing but the Music Documentaries from Nightclubs, Lofts, Dance Halls & a Tailor’s Shop in Dakar Records and declarations of loyalty/animosityBy Thulani Davis. Foreword by Jessica Hagedorn. Introduction by Tobi Haslett. Thulani Davis synesthetic documentary poems breathe impressionistic life into the sonic social history of East Coast avant garde jazz, soul and punk Written between 1974 and 1985, these are Davis most anthologized works. Featured musicians and dancers include Cecil Taylor, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Bad Brains, Henry Threadgill, Thelonious Monk, the Revolutionary Ensemble,