James Lincoln Collier

James Lincoln Collier
Born (1928-06-29) June 29, 1928 (age 96)
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • musician
  • jazz commentator
  • author
NationalityAmerican
RelativesChristopher Collier (brother)

James Lincoln Collier (born June 29, 1928) is an American journalist, professional musician, jazz commentator, and author. Many of his non-fiction titles focus on music theory and the history of jazz.

He and his brother Christopher Collier, a history professor, together wrote several works of fiction for children and young adults. They also co-authored about a dozen books on American history.

He and his son Geoffrey Lincoln Collier together published various works on jazz theory.

Bibliography

[edit]
On music and jazz
  • Practical Music Theory: How music is put together from Bach to rock (1970)
  • Jug Bands and Handmade Music: A creative approach to music theory and the instruments (1973)
  • The Making of Jazz: A Comprehensive History. New York: Dell Publishing. 1978. p. 213. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Internet Archive. LCCN 77-25030; ISBN 0-3952-6286-0; OCLC 468027621 (all editions).[1]
  • Louis Armstrong. An American Genius (1983)
  • Duke Ellington (1987)
  • Reception of Jazz in America (1988)[2]
  • Benny Goodman and the Swing Era (1989)
  • Jazz: The American Theme Song (1993)
  • Jazz: An American Saga (1997)
  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980 to present), contributor of entries on jazz and jazz-related subjects

Journal Article Publications with son, Geoffrey Collier

  • An Exploration of the Use of Tempo in Jazz (1994)[3]
  • A Study of Timing in Two Louis Armstrong Solos (2002)[4]
  • Introduction (2002)[5]
  • Studies Of Tempo Using a Double Timing Paradigm (2007)[6]

For children and young adults

  • Which Musical Instrument Shall I Play? (1969)
  • Inside Jazz (1973)
  • The Great Jazz Artists (1977)
Fiction for children and young adults, by the Collier brothers
  • The Teddy Bear Habit (1967), about an insecure boy whose beatnik guitar teacher turns out to be a crook
  • My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974) – one of Newbery Medal runners-up; one of National Book Award finalists
  • Rich and Famous (1975), sequel to The Teddy Bear Habit.
  • Chipper (2001), about a young boy in a gang.
  • The Empty Mirror (2004),
American history series, by the Collier brothers
  • Decision in Philadelphia (1987)
  • The French and Indian War (1998)
  • Slavery and the coming of the Civil War (2000)
  • Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal (2001)

Controversy

[edit]

In July 2014, Collier stirred controversy when his article "Nigger in the White House" was published in WestView News, a West Village newspaper. The article is critical of perceived racism in the far-right's opposition to President Barack Obama.[7][8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ L'Aventure du jazz du swing à nos jours (Paris 1981).
  2. ^ "Jazz historian James Lincoln Collier" (scroll down to article). Jazz Book Journal. March 31, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
      Discussion of his 1988 Reception of Jazz in America and his 1993 Jazz: The American Theme Song.
  3. ^ Collier, Geoffrey L.; Collier, James Lincoln (1 April 1994). "An Exploration of the Use of Tempo in Jazz". Music Perception. 11 (3): 219–242. doi:10.2307/40285621.
  4. ^ Collier, Geoffrey L.; Collier, James Lincoln (1 March 2002). "A Study of Timing in Two Louis Armstrong Solos". Music Perception. 19 (3): 463–483. doi:10.1525/mp.2002.19.3.463. ISSN 0730-7829.
  5. ^ Collier, Geoffrey L.; Collier, James Lincoln (1 March 2002). "Introduction". Music Perception. 19 (3): 279–284. doi:10.1525/mp.2002.19.3.279. ISSN 0730-7829.
  6. ^ Collier, Geoffrey L.; Collier, James Lincoln (1 February 2007). "Studies Of Tempo Using a Double Timing Paradigm". Music Perception. 24 (3): 229–245. doi:10.1525/mp.2007.24.3.229.
  7. ^ Goldstein, Sasha (July 7, 2014). "Black WestView News columnist avoids reading controversy over newspaper's Obama 'N-word' headline". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Molloy, Antonia (7 July 2014). "Barack Obama called N-word in New York newspaper headline". The Independent. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article about an American writer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Lincoln_Collier&oldid=1244604823"