Jazz for Beginners (Beginner's Documentary Comic Books, 42)
Ron David; Vanessa Holley
ISBN 10: 0863161650 ISBN 13: 9780863161650
Published by Writers & Readers, 1995
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Jazz is the century's most significant musical form, and JAZZ FORBEGINNERS follows its African roots to its American birthplace, and itsearliest pioneers Jelly Roll, Bessie Smith, Louise Armstrong. The royaltyof jazz Duke Ellington, Count Basie and King Oliver take theirplaces, and there are profiles too, of innovators like Charlie Parker and DizzyGillespie, Miles Davis and Billie Holiday, Ornette Coleman and Thelonius Monk.From the piano rags of the 1890s to the techno-funk-acid bands of the 1990s,and with a fun glossary of mid-century bebop slang, this is a greatintroduction to anyone who wants to know more about their century's music.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Jazz for Beginners (Beginner's Documentary ...
Publisher: Writers & Readers
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket