'Three Angels': Albert Mangelsdorff's and Other Jazz Musicians' Reworking of the German Folk Music Tradition

Although nationalist views of music have sometimes been called into question, our cultural background shapes us to the core, in our language, our behavior, our expectations, our thinking, feeling, and being. This article examines German discourses about the use of national folk traditions or about 'being German' and their compatibility with African-American jazz.