How to listen to jazz
Gioia, Ted2016
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Jazz is the great American art form, its very essence is predicated on freedom and creativity. Its sound unequivocally calls forth narratives of past struggles and future dreams. Yet jazz can be as inscrutable as it is mesmerizing, especially to outsiders who don't know what to make of improvisation or unexpected shifts in melody or tempo. How does a casual listener learn to understand and appreciate the nuances between the unapologetic and innovative sounds of Louis Armstrong, the complexity of Coleman Hawkin's saxophone, and the exotic and alluring compositions of Duke Ellington? How does Thelonius Monk fit in alongside Benny Goodman and John Coltrane? In 'How to Listen to Jazz', award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively, accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.
Main title:
How to listen to jazz / Ted Gioia.
Author:
Gioia, Ted, author
Imprint:
New York : Basic Books, [2016]©2016
Collation:
xiv, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780465060894 (hbk)
Dewey class:
781.65117781.651424
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1863164