Jazz Styles: History and Analysis - Softcover

Gridley, Mark C.

 
9780130992826: Jazz Styles: History and Analysis

Synopsis

This broad and encompassing survey provides a rich, informative, and chronological study of jazz.

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JAZZ — FROM DIXIELAND TO BEBOP TO FUSION
America's most. widely-used introductory text Special Features-
A new chapter on recent jazz (Chapter 17 "Contemporary jazz- 1980 to the Early 2000s")
Twenty-one guides for listening to historic recordings
Appendix for nonmusicians explains the elements of music
Appendix for musicians illustrates comping, bass lines, modes, chord progressions
JAZZ CLASSICS CD- 23 historic recordings by Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and others, available at an additional cost
DEMONSTRATION CD- 171 demonstrations of instruments and methods that jazz musicians use, available at an additional cost
PRENTICE HALL JAZZ COLLECTION- 12 recordings by jelly Roll Morton, Benny Goodman, Thelonius Monk, Herbie Hancock, John Zorn, Uri Caine, and others

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