Concise Guide to Jazz

Name: Concise Guide to Jazz
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ISBN: 9780205938506

ISBN-10: 0205938507

ISBN-13: 9780205938506

Edition: 7th 2014

Authors: Mark C. Gridley

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An introduction to jazz and how to listen to itWritten by active jazz musician and jazz historian Mark Gridley, the Concise Guide to Jazz was created in response to students and professors asking for a clear and accurate introductory jazz text. This brief text examines how jazz originated, how it is made, what to listen for, and the major style eras. By focusing on just over fifty historical figures, Concise Guide to Jazz, seventh edition allows students to understand a broad range of jazz styles without feeling overloaded. Concise Guide to Jazz focuses on the diversity of jazz styles and serves as a basis for further jazz exploration.This text is available in a variety of formats --…

Book details

List price: $66.65
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/10/2013
Binding: Print, Other
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.088
Language: English




What is Jazz?



How to Listen to Jazz



The Origins of Jazz



Early Jazz



Swing



Bebop



Cool Jazz



Hard Bop



Avant-Garde of the 1960s and 1970s



Fusion



1985 to the Present