Concise guide to jazz / Mark C. Gridley

Author:: Gridley, Mark C., 1947-
Published:: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson, [2012]
Copyright Date:: ©2014
Edition:: Seventh edition.
Physical Description:: viii, 312 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm

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Contents:

What is jazz? -- How to listen to jazz -- The origins of jazz -- Early jazz -- Swing -- Bebop -- Cool jazz -- Hard bop -- Avant-garde of the 1960s and 70s -- Fusion -- 1985 to the present -- Elements of music -- Music buying strategies -- A small basic collection of jazz videos.

Subject(s):

Jazz—History and criticism
Jazz

Genre(s):

Criticism, interpretation, etc

ISBN:

9780205937394
020593739X
0205937004
9780205937004

Note:

Sixth edition published as: Gridley, Mark C. Concise guide to jazz. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson, 2009.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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