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The Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz musician and composer explores how an understanding of jazz can lead to deeper, more original ways of being, living, ... More

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From the editor of the "New Grove Dictionary of Jazz" comes a unique way of approaching and understanding jazz. Drawing on 21 historic jazz ... More

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"First published 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies"--ECIP title page verso.

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Discover the whole world of Jazz! An inclusive, contextual, and student-friendly way to discover the whole world of jazz. "Discover Jazz" presents an ... More

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"First published 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies"--ECIP title page verso.

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Noted anthropologist, critic, and musical scholar John F. Szwed takes readers on a tour of the tangled history of jazz and explores how it developed ... More

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Revealing the story of jazz as it has never been told before, this volume is a comprehensive, eloquent, scrupulously researched page-turner.

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This book from the editor of the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz offers a unique way of approaching and understanding jazz. Drawing on twenty-one ... More

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Sync or Swarm provides a fascinating study of musical improvisation, using theories from cultural and cognitive studies and the emerging science of ... More

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A uniquely different jazz guide written by a composer-arranger-performer who breaks away from the traditional chronological framework of jazz history ... More

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Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, this book offers an introduction to the exciting world of jazz. It looks at the origins and ... More

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A layman's guide to jazz, this #1 best-seller focuses on what jazz is, how it is made, and how to listen to it -- pairing written narrative with ... More

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From the unique perspective of a professional jazz pianist, King explores the basic elements and language of jazz. He explains each instrument's role ... More

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America's most popular introduction to jazz-now with MyMusicLab. For undergraduate courses in Jazz History, Jazz Survey, Evolution of Jazz, ... More

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(Transcribed). Charles Mingus was a pioneer figure in modern jazz. Besides being a virtuoso bass player who played with the top jazz musicians for ... More

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Drawn from the author's on-air and in-person seminar, this introduction to jazz is written in a personal, informal style and requires no musical ... More

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This 3rd ed. originally published in 2010 with an accompanying CD-ROM; the 2012 printing of the 3rd ed. does not have the CD-ROM.

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TEACH YOURSELF JAZZ offers something for everyone whose imagination has been captured by the exciting world of jazz. The book looks at the origins ... More

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This text attempts to help the listener who likes and appreciates jazz, but is fundamentally intimidated by it. Avoiding too much technical language, ... More

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Comprehensive chronological survey and analysis of every recording on which Louis Armstrong played during the period 1923 to 1928. Armstrong's ... More

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"Jazz For Dummies, 2E capitalizes and expands upon the successful style and organization of Classical Music For Dummies. This new edition has more ... More

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