Jazz 101 : a complete guide to learning and loving jazz

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  • Author: Szwed, John F.
    Contributor:

    Gardner, Grover

    Summary:

    John Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than fifty years. Szwed's complete overview includes the major types of jazz and significant jazz musicians of the twentieth century; the roots of jazz, including its European and African influences; and recommended listening.

    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780786191260

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    0786191260

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    9780786190867

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    0786190868

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Gardner, Grover

Abstract

John Szwed takes listeners on a tour of the varied and nonlinear history of jazz, exploring how it developed from an ethnic music to become America's most popular music and then part of the avant-garde in less than fifty years. Szwed's complete overview includes the major types of jazz and significant jazz musicians of the twentieth century; the roots of jazz, including its European and African influences; and recommended listening.

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[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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