How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia 2020-04-18 20:07:31
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An acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America''s premier art forms. He tells us what to ... Read more
An acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz
In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America''s premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today''s leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong''s innovative sounds to the jazz-rock fusion of Miles Davis, Gioia covers the music''s history and reveals the building blocks of improvisation. A true love letter to jazz by a foremost expert, How to Listen to Jazz is a must-read for anyone who''s ever wanted to understand and better appreciate America''s greatest contribution to music.
"Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees." -Economist

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  • May 17, 2016
  • eng
  • 9780465097777
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Ted Gioia is a musician, author, and leading jazz critic and expert on American music. The first edition of his The History of Jazz was selected as one of the twenty best books of the year in The Wash...
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