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9780399527449

The Npr Curious Listener's Guide to Popular Standards

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  • ISBN13:

    9780399527449

  • ISBN10:

    0399527443

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-02-05
  • Publisher: Perigee Trade
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Summary

* Every major singer from Frank Sinatra to Christina Aguilera * Every major composer from Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim * Every major song from a century of favorites * Every major musician and lyricist * Every major styling from blues, jazz, and country to folk, big band, and rock and roll * The most recorded songs of all time * A guide to understanding the "standard" lingo * The evolution of popular music from Tin Pan Alley to contemporary musical theater, and more

Author Biography

Max Morath, a highly acclaimed ragtime musician, is the author of The Road to Ragtime, and contributor to Jazz: A Reader's Companion. Heard on NPR's "Performance Today" and having appeared on a number of public television specials, Morath has recorded for the Vanguard and Solo labels and continues to tour widely.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Foreword ix
Introduction xiii
What Are Popular Standards?
1(6)
The Story of Popular Standards
7(30)
Popular Standards Deconstructed
37(16)
The Songwriters
53(46)
The Performers
99(48)
The Standards
147(44)
Popular Standards on CD
191(16)
The Language of Popular Standards
207(14)
Resources for Curious Listeners 221(8)
Index 229

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