What is the role of music in James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”? What is its significance? What is its power?

Contrast and/or compare Baldwin’s commentary on music with Horkheimer and Adorno’s commentary on 20th-century music under the culture industry. Is there a way in which Baldwin is refuting what Horkheimer and Adorno believe about 20th-century music? Is he confirming what they believe?