Jazz styles : history and analysis

Gridley, Mark C. 1947- (author.).

Summary: America's most popular introduction to jazz-now with MyMusicLab For undergraduate courses in Jazz History, Jazz Survey, Evolution of Jazz, Introduction to Jazz, and Jazz Appreciation. America's most widely used introduction to jazz text captures the minds of students by teaching the history of the styles and how to actively listen to jazz. While its chronological format serves as a great resource for beginners, Jazz Styles is applicable to more advanced students because of its in-depth analysis of musical elements and its technical appendices that discuss music theory concepts,

Record details

ISBN: 9780205036837
ISBN: 020503683X
Physical Description: print
xv, 513 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Edition: Eleventh edition.
Publisher: Boston : Pearson, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-489) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I: Basics of jazz. What is jazz? ; Appreciating jazz improvisation -- Part II: Premodern jazz. Origins of jazz ; Early jazz: combo jazz prior to the middle 1930s ; Swing: the early 1930s to the late 1940s ; Duke Ellington ; The Count Basie bands -- Part III: Modern jazz: the early 1940s to the early 1960s. Bop: the early 1940s to the early 1950s ; Cool jazz ; Hard Bop ; Miles Davis, his groups and sidemen ; John Coltrane -- Part IV: Modern jazz: the early 1960s to the present. 1960s and 1970s avant-garde and "free" jazz ; Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett ; Jazz-rock fusion ; 1980 to the present ; Other voices -- Appendices. Appendix A. Brief outline of jazz styles ; Appendix B. Elements of music ; Appendix C. Strategies for buying recorded music ; Appendix D.A small basic collection of jazz videos ; Appendix E. Glossary ; Appendix F. Supplementary reading ; Appendix G. Sources for solo transcriptions ; Appendix H. For musicians.