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| Preface | |
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| Understanding Jazz | |
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| The Nature of Jazz That Four Letter Word Defining Jazz Jazz Styles Timeline | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| The Elements of Jazz Rhythm Meter and Tempo Rhythmic Devices Important to Jazz Swing as an Aspect of Jazz Rhythm Melody Blues Harmony Texture Form Improvisation Something Borrowed | |
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| The European Tradition Something New, Something Blue | |
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| The Jazz Tradition | |
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| Listening to Jazz Performance Practice Instruments of Jazz | |
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| The Drum Set and Swing A Jazz Veteran Discusses the Rhythm Section Orchestration and Instrumentation | |
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| The Arrangement Instrumental Techniques Special Effects – | |
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| The Sounds of Jazz Understanding Improvisation Understanding the Performance Describing the Performance | |
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| The Jam Session What Happens in a Jam Session? Video Blues | |
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| The Roots of Jazz Out of Africa: The Significance of African Music to Jazz Musical Aesthetic Rhythm in African Music Melody in African Music African Music as a Means of Communication Improvisation in African Music Form in African Music Early American Vocal Music Getting the Blues | |
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| Ragtime Brass Bands Jazz in Perspective | |
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| Classic Jazz | |
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| Jazz Takes Root New Orleans | |
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| The Birthplace of Jazz Dixieland Jazz Band Instrumentation Early Artists and Their Recordings Original Dixieland Jazz Band Kid Ory (1890-1973) | |
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| The Pianists | |
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| The Reception of Early Jazz Jazz in Perspective | |
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| The Jazz Age: From Chicago to New York South Side of Chicago And On the Other Side of Town | |
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| The Chicago Sound New Orleans Rhythm Kings (N.O.R.K.) A Few Among Many Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) | |
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| The Decline of the Chicago Era New York and the Harlem Renaissance Marketing Jazz Jazz in Perspective | |
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| The Swing Era: Jazz at Its Peak | |
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| The Depths of the Depression | |
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| The Country Recovers | |
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| The Anatomy of Swing Era Jazz Band Instrumentation Repertoire and Arrangement Swing in the East Fletcher Henderson (1897-1952) | |
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| The “King of Swing” (1909-1986) | |
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| Popular White Swing Bands Artie Shaw Jazz in Perspective | |
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| Mid-West Swing and A Few More Among Many Mid-West and Southwest Swing Territory Bands | |
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| The Success of Big Bands A Few More Among Many: The Swing Era Singers and Pianists Billie Holiday (1915-1959) | |
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| The First Lady of Song Art Tatum (1909-1956) | |
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| Traditional Jazz Revival Conclusion Jazz in Perspective | |
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| Modern Jazz | |
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| The Bebop Revolution | |
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| The End of An Era Summary | |
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| The Life-Style and Musical Characteristics | |
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| The Birth of Bebop: The First Recordings Characteristics o | |