Jazz Pa (Deveaux)
ISBN: 9780393978803 | 039397880X
Edition: 1stFormat: Textbook Paperback
Publisher: W W NORTON
Pub. Date: 1/17/2009
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In this vivid history of jazz, from its roots in the late 19th century to the present, two exceptional authors, a leading scholar and a respected critic, write with intellectual bite, eloquence, and the passion of unabashed fans. They explain what jazz is, where it came from, how it works, and who created it, all within the broader context of American life and culture.
A vivid history of jazz in a classroom text by two exceptional authors'”a leading scholar and a respected critic.
A vivid history of jazz in a classroom text by two exceptional authors'”a leading scholar and a respected critic.
| Musical Orientation | |
| Musical Elements and Instruments | |
| Jazz Form and Improvisation | |
| Early Jazz (1900-1930) | |
| The Roots of Jazz | |
| New Orleans | |
| New York in the 1920s | |
| Louis Armstrong and the First Great Soloists | |
| THE SWING ERA | |
| Swing Bands | |
| Count Basie and Duke Ellington |
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