An edition of How to listen to jazz
(2016)
How to listen to jazz
by Ted Gioia
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Music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively, accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz. Covering everything from the music's structure and history to the basic building blocks of improvisation, Gioia discusses what to listen for in a jazz performance. He shares listening strategies that will help readers understand and appreciate jazz, and provides a history of the major movements in jazz right up to the present day.
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Table of Contents
The mystery of rhythm
Getting inside the music
The structure of jazz
The origins of jazz
The evolution of jazz styles
A closer look at some jazz innovators
Listening to jazz today
Appendix. The elite 150.
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Includes bibliographical references, discographies, and index.
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