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How to Listen to Jazz

How to Listen to Jazz

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ted GioiaPublish date:2017-09-19Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465093496ISBN-10:465093493UPC:9780465093496Book Category:Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, United States, Instruction & StudyBook Topic:Jazz, 20th Century, AppreciationSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCYEVA5M3N
A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz (Wall Street Journal)

In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative sounds to the jazz-rock fusion of Miles Davis, Gioia covers the music's history and reveals the building blocks of improvisation. A true love letter to jazz by a foremost expert, How to Listen to Jazz is a must-read for anyone who's ever wanted to understand and better appreciate America's greatest contribution to music.

"Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees." -- Economist
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465093496ISBN-10:465093493UPC:9780465093496Book Category:Music, HistoryBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, United States, Instruction & StudyBook Topic:Jazz, 20th Century, AppreciationSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCYEVA5M3N
Ted Gioia is a music historian and the author of twelve books, including most recently, Music. His three previous books on the social history of music -- Work Songs, Healing Songs, and Love Songs -- have each been honored with the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Gioia's wide-ranging activities as a critic, scholar, performer and educator have established him as a leading global guide to music past, present, and future.
Publisher: Basic Books

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