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A 4 page paper which reviews Penny von Eschen’s work Satchmo Blows Up the World. No additional sources cited.
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to bridge cultural gaps in the world through the use of African Americans and music, as well as art. In Satchmo Blows Up the World by Penny von Eschen the
author sets out to illustrate how the African Americans were involved in bridging gaps through African American artists and artistry as they traveled around the world in the hopes of
strengthening global ties and making a case of the uniqueness of the United States. The following paper reviews Satchmo Blows Up the World. Satchmo Blows Up the World
by Penny von Eschen This work begins with an illustration of how "President Dwight D. Eisenhower got Dizzy in 1956...when Gillespies integrated band
embarked on the first government -sponsored jazz tour of the Middle East with the aid of the Presidents Emergency Fund" (von Eschen, 2004; 1). The work then moves on to
illustrate just how in depth the two nations, or superpowers, and their animosity ran. They were, it seems, determined to employ all means of society in heralding themselves as the
most diverse and desirable society. Anyone familiar with history knows that the Soviet Union and the United States were at odds in many ways and this was seen in all
aspects of their respective societies. They touted their government and people as the best, promoting things like athleticism, patriotism, and many other social realities. And music and art were also
employed by both nations in offering such propaganda to the outside world. The author notes: "The State Department...had also neglected to book
jazz into the World Youth Festival...in Vienna. With the Soviets budgeting $4 million for the festival, anti-Communists in Vienna feared that the festival would be a perfect platform for Communist
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