What to Listen for in Jazz |
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| Author:
| Kernfeld, Barry D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-05902-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1995 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Barry Kernfeld provides an introduction to jazz, discussing its musical concepts, procedures and styles, providing the background to this musical art. The book is organized around 21 historical jazz recordings - from the New Orleans Rhythm Kings' Tin Roof Blues (1923) to Ornette Coleman's Honeymooners (1987) - that are analyzed in the text and included in a free compact disc that accompanies the book.
Barry Kernfeld provides an introduction to jazz, discussing its musical concepts, procedures and styles, providing the background to this musical art. The book is organized around 21 historical jazz recordings - from the New Orleans Rhythm Kings' Tin Roof Blues (1923) to Ornette Coleman's Honeymooners (1987) - that are analyzed in the text and included in a free compact disc that accompanies the book.