Soundtrack to the Revolution: Free Jazz and Leftist Nationalism in Quebec 1967-1975 novel of a young

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And who was the Butthole Surfer of jazz

he has rocked and rolled wherever music mattered

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Soundtrack to the Revolution: Free Jazz and Leftist Nationalism in Quebec 1967-1975 novel of a youngby Eric Fillion Translated by David Homel I am a revolutionary first, a musician second. Instead of a machine gun, I have a trumpet, explained Yves Charbonneau, co founder of the Montreal based group Jazz Libre, in May of 1969. Upbeat excitement resonated throughout Montreal and across the predominantly French speaking province of Quebec in the wake of the Quiet Revolution and in the immediate aftermath of Expo 67, the highlight of Canadas Centennial