
Jazz Styles
History and Analysis
Mark C. Gridley(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
9th Edition
Published on 14. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-13-193115-2 (ISBN)
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Description
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, it teaches the chronology of jazz by showing students how to listen and what to notice in each style. Though originally conceived for nonmusicians and written at a college freshmen reading level, Jazz Styles also has been widely adopted in courses for musicians because of its point-by-point specification of each style's musical characteristics and its technical appendix. The text helps students hear how the styles differ and why the top names are important. The book's listening guides offer in-depth analysis for 38 historic recordings contained on the 2CD Jazz Classics collection.
America's most widely used introduction to jazz, it teaches the chronology of jazz by showing students how to listen and what to notice in each style. Though originally conceived for nonmusicians and written at a college freshmen reading level, Jazz Styles also has been widely adopted in courses for musicians because of its point-by-point specification of each style's musical characteristics and its technical appendix. The text helps students hear how the styles differ and why the top names are important. The book's listening guides offer in-depth analysis for 38 historic recordings contained on the 2CD Jazz Classics collection.
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
898 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-193115-2 (9780131931152)
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Content
1. Introduction.
I. BASICS OF JAZZ.
2. What Is Jazz?
3. Appreciating Jazz Improvisation.
II. PREMODERN JAZZ.
4. Origins of Jazz.
5. Early Jazz.
6. Swing.
7. Duke Ellington.
8. The Count Basie Bands.
III. MODERN JAZZ: THE EARLY 1940s TO THE EARLY 1960s.
9. Bop.
10. Cool Jazz.
11. Hard Bop.
12. Miles Davis, His Groups and Sidemen.
13. John Coltrane.
IV. MODERN JAZZ: THE EARLY 1960s TO THE EARLY 1990s.
14. 1960s and 70s Avant-Garde and "Free" Jazz.
15. Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett.
16. Jazz-Rock Fusion.
17. Contemporary Jazz: 1980 to 2005.
Appendix: The Elements of Music.
Helps nonmusicians understand rhythm, syncopation, polyrhythm, swing eighth notes, scales, keys, tonality, modality, blue notes, chords and chord progressions, tone color. Keyed to the DEMO CD.
Appendix: For Musicians.
Illustrates chord changes (12-bar blues and turnarounds), modes, comping, ride rhythms, walking bass, rock bass, funk drumming.
Chronology of Jazz Styles Chart.
Elements of Music.
Buying Strategies.
Guide to Jazz Videos.
Glossary.
Supplementary Reading.
Sources for Notated Jazz Solos.
For Musicians.
Index.
I. BASICS OF JAZZ.
2. What Is Jazz?
3. Appreciating Jazz Improvisation.
II. PREMODERN JAZZ.
4. Origins of Jazz.
5. Early Jazz.
6. Swing.
7. Duke Ellington.
8. The Count Basie Bands.
III. MODERN JAZZ: THE EARLY 1940s TO THE EARLY 1960s.
9. Bop.
10. Cool Jazz.
11. Hard Bop.
12. Miles Davis, His Groups and Sidemen.
13. John Coltrane.
IV. MODERN JAZZ: THE EARLY 1960s TO THE EARLY 1990s.
14. 1960s and 70s Avant-Garde and "Free" Jazz.
15. Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett.
16. Jazz-Rock Fusion.
17. Contemporary Jazz: 1980 to 2005.
Appendix: The Elements of Music.
Helps nonmusicians understand rhythm, syncopation, polyrhythm, swing eighth notes, scales, keys, tonality, modality, blue notes, chords and chord progressions, tone color. Keyed to the DEMO CD.
Appendix: For Musicians.
Illustrates chord changes (12-bar blues and turnarounds), modes, comping, ride rhythms, walking bass, rock bass, funk drumming.
Chronology of Jazz Styles Chart.
Elements of Music.
Buying Strategies.
Guide to Jazz Videos.
Glossary.
Supplementary Reading.
Sources for Notated Jazz Solos.
For Musicians.
Index.