New Haven, Yale, 1996. First edition. Second printing (with compact disc attached to read pastedown, as issued, new and unopened) Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Full blue cloth binding. xvii, 247pp. CD in unopened pouch in back. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

What to Listen For in Jazz (First Edition)

Publisher

Yale University Press, New Haven

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0300059027

ISBN 13

9780300059021

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

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Jazz

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Synopsis

Barry Kernfeld provides an introduction to jazz, discussing its musical concepts, procedures and styles, providing the background to this musical art. The book is organized around 21 historical jazz recordings - from the New Orleans Rhythm Kings' "Tin Roof Blues" (1923) to Ornette Coleman's "Honeymooners" (1987) - that are analyzed in the text and included in a free compact disc that accompanies the book. The author draws from these musical works to illustrate jazz rhythm, forms, arrangement, composition, improvization, style, and sound (recording fidelity, tuning systems, instrumentation, and timbre). Included in the book are 85 notated music examples keyed to the compact disc and a biographical dictionary of musicians who figure prominently on the disc. By laying out musical ideas that unify the genre, rather than by splintering it along stylistic lines, this book offers a method for enhancing enjoyment and understanding of jazz. This should be a useful resource for students and general listeners who wish to know more about this musical form.

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Barry Kernfeld is editor of The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz and The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz.

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