Essential Jazz

The First 100 Years

Martin Henry, Keith Waters (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2008 | 2nd edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-495-50525-9 (ISBN)

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A complete jazz chronology, ESSENTIAL JAZZ: THE FIRST 100 YEARS, 2e, delivers a thorough and engaging introduction to jazz and American culture. Designed for nonmajors, this brief text explores the development of jazz from its nineteenth-century roots in ragtime and blues through swing and bebop to fusion and contemporary jazz styles. Unique in its up-to-date coverage, one-third of ESSENTIAL JAZZ is devoted to performers of the 1960s through present-day performers. The text's flexible organization and clear, interesting presentation are designed to appeal to learners with little or no music background. Accessible, informative Listening Guides provide a rich sociocultural context for each selection, giving both newcomers and aficionados a true feel for the vibrant, ever-changing sound of jazz.

Introduction. 1. Roots. 2. Early Jazz. 3. The Swing Era. 4. The Bebop Era. 5. The Fifties and New Jazz Substyles. 6. The Sixties. 7. Jazz-Rock, Jazz-Funk Fusion. 8. Jazz Since the 1980s. Notes. Glossary. Selected Readings. Selected Discography. Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.2.2008
Verlagsort	Belmont, CA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	201 x 251 mm
Gewicht	588 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
ISBN-10	0-495-50525-0 / 0495505250
ISBN-13	978-0-495-50525-9 / 9780495505259
Zustand	Neuware