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Ted Gioia
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Pages: 480 (Paperback)
ISBN: 019512653X
Pub: Oxford University Press Inc, USA
Pub date: 1999-05-06
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 97000
Reader Reviews:
an invaluable book (1/1 people found this helpful)
I have been listening to Jazz in a very haphazard way for 25 years. Recently decided to add a bit of knowledge to my instinctive but untutored listening. I have found this book a delight to read offering an breadth of insight and anecdote that has added immeasurably to my listening pleasure. Thank you Mr Gioia.
Must-Have History (5/7 people found this helpful)
An outstanding journey through the history of jazz. It is lacking in the area of Brazilian music's incredible influence on jazz in the last 40 years; for that one should also consult "The Brazilian Sound" (Temple University Press).
A vey readable, insightful history of American jazz. (9/9 people found this helpful)
Gioia's book packs a lot of information into just over 400 pages. The book has breadth and a good degree of depth, though some siginifcant musicians inevitably get short shrift. The author's observations are insightful, especially his claim toward the book's end that now is a unique, especially difficult moment for jazz recording artists, since they must compete with the recorded legacy of the entire genre, not just their contemporaries or artists of the recent past.
A good introduction for the jazz novice (12/12 people found this helpful)
Not a bad place to start for the newcomer to jazz. Any single volume work encompassing the entire history of so rich a musical tradition is open to questions on both additions and omissions and this book is no exception. However, for those fans who seem to be stuck in gravitational pull of 50's and 60's bop/hard bop era and want to learn more about the other ends of the historical spectrum, from ragtime to free jazz, Gioia's book has plenty to offer. If nothing else, let this book serve as a springboard to futher investigations of particular genres or artists. Rarely did a page go by where I didn't learn something.
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