Jazz Styles: History & Analysis
- ISBN-10
- 0130145165
- ISBN-13
- 9780130145161
- Series
- Jazz Styles
- Category
- Music / Genres & Styles / Jazz
- Pages
- 458
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Author
- Mark C. Gridley
Description
A layman's guide to jazz, this #1 best-seller focuses on what jazz is, how it is made, and how to listen to it--pairing written narrative with audio recordings as it details the basic musical principles, important styles, major artists, musical trends, history, innovations, and instruments of jazz. Highlighting the musical characteristics of each style and contrasting each successive era in a point-by-point manner, it offer companion CDs, cassettes and a video to help the reader/listeners improve their ear for music, increase their listening enjoyment, and gain a deeper appreciation of the many layers of sound music. Provides an informative, chronological study of jazz, with insightful commentaries on it's origins, and full descriptions of the various styles of jazz and contributing artists. Covers early jazz, swing, bop, cool jazz, "free" jazz, and jazz-rock fusion--highlighting the musical characteristics of each style and contrasting each successive era. Discusses many influential performers,
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- 2008-11-23
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- 1996-08-01
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