You should read RL's DREAM by Mosley. It's a story with an
old bluesman as main character.
On the other hand, indeed, Mosley describes here and there
musicians in his Easy Rawlins series as part of the Black
surroundings, but I had never the impression that music
played an important role therein. Maybe I'm wrong.
If not yet done you should read ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, ALWAYS
OUTGUNNED by Mosley, a great novel by any standard. If music
is not the motto in this novel, it's a way to discover how
good this writer can be.
Try also to have a look at 'Really the Blues'(1946), a story
with autobiographical intentions by Mezz Mezzrow, but also an
exceptional way to have a direct view on the Jazz world and
the Black musicians of these days. And a last thing: it's
noir, HB for some parts and gripping. Even with its negative
reputation for altering facts, it remains a great book.
Hope this helps.
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/polarnoir
--- William Denton <
buff@pobox.com> wrote:
> I mentioned the upcoming Bloody Words
convention
> that's here in Toronto
> next month. Turns out I get to moderate
another
> panel, this year "Music
> and Murder," something we've talked about a lot
on
> the list so I'll go
> through the archives. Walter Mosley will be one
of
> the writers, which is
> quite exciting, but it's been a while since I
read
> anything by him so I'll
> have to bone up. I remember people have said
music
> is important in his
> books, but if any Mosley fans know of a couple
of
> books where it's
> especially big, or of anything musical in
his
> writing I shouldn't miss,
> please let me know.
>
>
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