Concise Guide to Jazz
ISBN: 9780205659425 | 020565942X
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 1/22/2009
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This book is for courses in jazz history, intro to jazz, evolution of jazz, jazz appreciation, or "Jazz in America."This introductory text is the abridged version of Jazz Styles. Concise Guide to Jazz teaches students to appreciate jazz with its in-depth listening guides, 3 CD compilations of historic recordings, and a Demonstration CD that illustrates instrument sounds and how musicians make jazz.Concise Guide to Jazz was developed in response to student and professor requests for an introductory text offering the clarity and accuracy of Jazz ... MORE
| PREFACE | p. iv |
| Acknowledgements | p. vi |
| What Is Jazz? | |
| How To Listen To Jazz | |
| The Origins Of Jazz | |
| Early Jazz | |
| Swing | |
| Bebop | |
| Cool Jazz | |
| Hard Bop | |
| Avant-Garde of the 1960's and 1970's | |
| Fusion | |
| Now | |
| Appendices | ... MORE |
| Elements Of Music Album Buying Strategies | |
| A Small Basic Collection Of Jazz Videos Glossary For Musicians | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
