Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945-65

Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945-65
ISBN-10
0862418593
ISBN-13
9780862418595
Category
African American musicians
Pages
339
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Canongate Books
Author
Kenny Mathieson

Description

Giant Steps examines the most important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, the book subsequently delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz, and free jazz. The music of each of these great masters is examined in detail and will provide both a fine introduction for the large audience newly attracted to the music but unsure of their direction through it, as well as an entertaining and informative read for those with a more substantial background.

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