Book Review

Jazz Cleopatra (1991)

Details Writer: Phyllis Rose; Genre: Biography

Jazz Cleopatra Phyllis Rose
Josephine Baker's erotic dances thrilled Paris in the jazz age and-along with her strong civil rights stance- raised eyebrows in the U.S. Rose's solid biography is brisk and readable, but her Baker, unlike the original, lacks sizzle. B-
Originally posted Mar 31, 2008 Published in issue #52 Feb 08, 1991 Order article reprints

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