Essential Jazz : The First 100 Years

by Martin, Henry; Waters, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780495505259
• ISBN10: 0495505250
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-25
• Publisher: Schirmer

Summary

A complete jazz chronology, ESSENTIAL JAZZ: THE FIRST 100 YEARS, 2e, delivers a thorough and engaging introduction to jazz and American culture. Designed for nonmajors, this brief text explores the development of jazz from its nineteenth-century roots in ragtime and blues through swing and bebop to fusion and contemporary jazz styles. Unique in its up-to-date coverage, one-third of ESSENTIAL JAZZ is devoted to performers of the 1960s through present-day performers. The text's flexible organization and clear, interesting presentation are designed to appeal to learners with little or no music background. Accessible, informative Listening Guides provide a rich sociocultural context for each selection, giving both newcomers and aficionados a true feel for the vibrant, ever-changing sound of jazz.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Roots

Early Jazz

The Swing Era

The Bebop Era

The Fifties and New Jazz Substyles

The Sixties

Jazz-Rock, Jazz-Funk Fusion

Jazz Since the 1980s

Notes

Glossary

Selected Readings

Selected Discography

Index

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