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The Blue Devils of Nada

Author Albert Murray talked about his recent book, The Blue Devils of Nada: A Contemporary American Approach to Aesthetic Statement, publish… read more

Author Albert Murray talked about his recent book, The Blue Devils of Nada: A Contemporary American Approach to Aesthetic Statement, published by Pantheon. It is a collection of essays on the creative process through which various forms of art are created. He also described the milieu which gives American culture its distinctively open and inventive flavor. He highlighted jazz as the paramount example of American artistic endeavor. The title comes from the emptiness, in Spanish, “nada,” of having the blues. close

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Jun 16, 1996 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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Jun 17, 1996 | 5:58am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Jun 16, 1996 | 7:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 16, 1996 | 10:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 17, 1996 | 5:58am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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