The first edition of "Jazz" took the history of jazz up to 1960. Now, in recognition of the developments in jazz study since then, Frank Tirro has rewritten and expanded this text to include many of the latter-day giants, such as Miles Davies, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Wynton Marsalis. The early chapters have also been modified to take ...
Jazz, from its origins until World War II, was America's hot new music of the 20th century, and this music spread like wildfire to Europe and beyond. Shortly after the war ended a calming influence manifested itself in jazz and a new genre emerged with its own soundscape and quickly rose to worldwide popularity and influence - Cool Jazz. This book ...
Living With Jazz can be used as a main text in jazz apreciation, or as a supplement in courses in music appreciation, the humanities, American studies or American music. The aural skills that lead to an understanding of jazz are taught along with the presentation of the music, the musicians, the history, and the influence of the music on society, ...
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