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- Condizione
- Publication Name
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- ISBN
- 9780195126532
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019512653X
ISBN-13
9780195126532
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038265931
Product Key Features
Book Title
History of Jazz
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"If you wanted to introduce someone to jazz with a single book, this would be a good choice."--Kirkus Reviews, "Very well researched, easy to read but extremely articulate. Mr. Gioia has accomplished a seemingly difficult feat with great ease."--Wendel Werner, Roane State Community College, "If you wanted to introduce someone to jazz with a single book, this wouldbe a good choice."--Kirkus Reviews, "Ted Gioia's herculean The History of Jazz...navigates this wild country with immense sophistication, scholarship, and wit. In fact, Gioia's History stands a good chance of becoming the standard guide for general readers and academics."--Greg Tate, Village Voice, "An excellent, well-written text that makes the subject understandable and interesting."--Brian Q. Torff, Fairfield University, "Gioia generously considers the obviously major players yet notes hundredsof other musicians, too, always with a perspicacity born out of his own workingknowledge...and the literary fluency of the essayist whose Imperfect Art is oneof the best younger critics' books."--Booklist, "A very detailed telling of the events occurring throughout the 20th century that led to the creation and growth of jazz. It makes for an informative and enjoyable reading experience for all who love the art form."--Horace Alexander Young, Washington State University, "Ted Gioia's herculean The History of Jazz...navigates this wild countrywith immense sophistication, scholarship, and wit. In fact, Gioia's Historystands a good chance of becoming the standard guide for general readers andacademics."--Greg Tate, Village Voice, "This well-researched, extensively annotated volume covers the majortrends and personalities that have shaped jazz. The excellent bibliography andlist of recommended listening make this a valuable purchase for librariesbuilding a jazz collection."--Library Journal, "An authoritative work of research that doesn't spare the poetic power of words."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle, "The best book of its kind."--Gary Giddins, author of Visions of Jazz: The First Century (forthcoming from OUP in 1998)"A remarkable piece of work... encyclopedic, discriminating, provocative, perceptive and eminently readable. ...If you are looking for an introduction to jazz, this is it. If you know and love jazz well, this is your vade mecum. Me, I expect to be reading around in it for the rest of my life."--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post"Ted Gioia's herculean The History of Jazz...navigates this wild country with immense sophistication, scholarship, and wit. In fact, Gioia's History stands a good chance of becoming the standard guide for general readers and academics."--Village Voice"An authoritative work of research that doesn't spare the poetic power of words."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle"Anyone looking for a balanced, well-written popular history of jazz will certainly find [The History of Jazz] both readable and reliable."--The Wall Street Journal, "A miracle of concision, Ted Gioia's History of Jazz fills the most conspicuous gap in the music's literature. Marshall Stearns published The Story of Jazz 40 years ago, and the need for a work that would update the story, while incorporating new research and insights, has long been apparent.Gioia does the job with polish, clarity, justice, and surprising completeness--it's the best book of its kind."--Gary Giddins, author of Visions of Jazz: The First Century (forthcoming from OUP in 1998), "Gioia generously considers the obviously major players yet notes hundreds of other musicians, too, always with a perspicacity born out of his own working knowledge...and the literary fluency of the essayist whose Imperfect Art is one of the best younger critics' books."--Booklist, "Anyone looking for a balanced, well-written popular history of jazz willcertainly find [The History of Jazz] both readable and reliable."--The WallStreet Journal, "An all-encompassing short history of the genre that has dominated20th-century music."--he New York Times Book Review, A Notable Book of1998, "[The History of Jazz] is a remarkable piece of work, not without its shortcomings or its invitations to argument but, withal, the definitive work: encyclopedic, discriminating, provocative, perceptive and eminently readable. With its publication, it can no longer be said that the literatureof jazz falls far short of the music itself.... The sweep of Ted Gioia's narrative is grand, indeed helps us understand just how grand the story of jazz really is.... If you are looking for an introduction to jazz, this is it. If you know and love jazz well, this is your vade mecum. Me, I expect tobe reading around in it for the rest of my life."--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post, Chosen as One of the 20 Best Books of the Year, "This well-researched, extensively annotated volume covers the major trends and personalities that have shaped jazz. The excellent bibliography and list of recommended listening make this a valuable purchase for libraries building a jazz collection."--Library Journal, "[The History of Jazz] is a remarkable piece of work, not without itsshortcomings or its invitations to argument but, withal, the definitive work:encyclopedic, discriminating, provocative, perceptive and eminently readable.With its publication, it can no longer be said that the literature of jazz fallsfar short of the music itself.... The sweep of Ted Gioia's narrative is grand,indeed helps us understand just how grand the story of jazz really is.... If youare looking for an introduction to jazz, this is it. If you know and love jazzwell, this is your vade mecum. Me, I expect to be reading around in it for therest of my life."--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post, Chosen as One of the20 Best Books of the Year, "The best book of its kind."--Gary Giddins, author ofVisions of Jazz: The First Century(forthcoming from OUP in 1998) "A remarkable piece of work... encyclopedic, discriminating, provocative, perceptive and eminently readable. ...If you are looking for an introduction to jazz, this is it. If you know and love jazz well, this is yourvade mecum. Me, I expect to be reading around in it for the rest of my life."--Jonathan Yardley,The Washington Post "Ted Gioia's herculeanThe History of Jazz...navigates this wild country with immense sophistication, scholarship, and wit. In fact, Gioia'sHistorystands a good chance of becoming the standard guide for general readers and academics."--Village Voice "An authoritative work of research that doesn't spare the poetic power of words."--James Sullivan,San Francisco Chronicle "Anyone looking for a balanced, well-written popular history of jazz will certainly find [The History of Jazz] both readable and reliable."--The Wall Street Journal, "The best book of its kind."--Gary Giddins, author of Visions of Jazz: The First Century (forthcoming from OUP in 1998) "A remarkable piece of work... encyclopedic, discriminating, provocative, perceptive and eminently readable. ...If you are looking for an introduction to jazz, this is it. If you know and love jazz well, this is your vade mecum. Me, I expect to be reading around in it for the rest of my life."--Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post "Ted Gioia's herculean The History of Jazz...navigates this wild country with immense sophistication, scholarship, and wit. In fact, Gioia's History stands a good chance of becoming the standard guide for general readers and academics."--Village Voice "An authoritative work of research that doesn't spare the poetic power of words."--James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle "Anyone looking for a balanced, well-written popular history of jazz will certainly find [The History of Jazz] both readable and reliable."--The Wall Street Journal, "An excellent, well-written text that makes the subject understandable andinteresting."--Brian Q. Torff, Fairfield University, "A miracle of concision, Ted Gioia's History of Jazz fills the mostconspicuous gap in the music's literature. Marshall Stearns published The Storyof Jazz 40 years ago, and the need for a work that would update the story, whileincorporating new research and insights, has long been apparent. Gioia does thejob with polish, clarity, justice, and surprising completeness--it's the bestbook of its kind."--Gary Giddins, author of Visions of Jazz: The First Century(forthcoming from OUP in 1998)
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
781.6509
Table Of Content
1. The Prehistory of Jazz2. New Orleans Jazz3. The Jazz Age4. Harlem5. The Swing Era6. Modern Jazz7. The Fragmentation of Jazz Styles8. Freedom and BeyondNotesFurther ReadingRecommended ListeningAcknowledgmentsIndexIndex of Songs and Albums
Synopsis
Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Belden and Joe "King" Oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms--swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion--and a thousand great musicians. Now, in The History of Jazz, Ted Gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved. Here are the giants of jazz and the great moments of jazz history--Jelly Roll Morton ("the world's greatest hot tune writer"), Louis Armstrong (whose O-keh recordings of the mid-1920s still stand as the most significant body of work that jazz has produced), Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, cool jazz greats such as Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, and Lester Young, Charlie Parker's surgical precision of attack, Miles Davis's 1955 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ornette Coleman's experiments with atonality, Pat Metheny's visionary extension of jazz-rock fusion, the contemporary sounds of Wynton Marsalis, and the post-modernists of the Knitting Factory. Gioia provides the reader with lively portraits of these and many other great musicians, intertwined with vibrant commentary on the music they created. Gioia also evokes the many worlds of jazz, taking the reader to the swamp lands of the Mississippi Delta, the bawdy houses of New Orleans, the rent parties of Harlem, the speakeasies of Chicago during the Jazz Age, the after hours spots of corrupt Kansas city, the Cotton Club, the Savoy, and the other locales where the history of jazz was made. And as he traces the spread of this protean form, Gioia provides much insight into the social context in which the music was born. He shows for instance how the development of technology helped promote the growth of jazz--how ragtime blossomed hand-in-hand with the spread of parlor and player pianos, and how jazz rode the growing popularity of the record industry in the 1920s. We also discover how bebop grew out of the racial unrest of the 1940s and '50s, when black players, no longer content with being "entertainers," wanted to be recognized as practitioners of a serious musical form. Jazz is a chameleon art, delighting us with the ease and rapidity with which it changes colors. Now, in Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz, we have at last a book that captures all these colors on one glorious palate. Knowledgeable, vibrant, and comprehensive, it is among the small group of books that can truly be called classics of jazz literature., From its roots in slavery through the swing and be-bop eras to jazz-rock fusion and beyond, jazz began its long winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms and a thousand great musicians. Now, in The History of Jazz, Ted Gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved. Here are lively portraits of the giants of jazz--from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, to Wynton Marsalis and Pat Metheny--intertwined with vibrant commentary on the music they created. Gioia takes us to the many worlds of jazz--the swamp lands of the Mississippi Delta, the rent parties of Harlem, the after-hours spots in Kansas City, and the other locales where the history of jazz was made. And as he traces the spread of this protean form, Gioia provides much insight into the social context in which the music was born. Knowledgeable, entertaining, and concise, The History of Jazz fills the most conspicuous gap in the music's literature., Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Belden and Joe "King" Oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms--swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion--and a thousand great musicians. Now, in The History of Jazz , Ted Gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved. Here are the giants of jazz and the great moments of jazz history--Jelly Roll Morton ("the world's greatest hot tune writer"), Louis Armstrong (whose O-keh recordings of the mid-1920s still stand as the most significant body of work that jazz has produced), Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, cool jazz greats such as Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, and Lester Young, Charlie Parker's surgical precision of attack, Miles Davis's 1955 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ornette Coleman's experiments with atonality, Pat Metheny's visionary extension of jazz-rock fusion, the contemporary sounds of Wynton Marsalis, and the post-modernists of the Knitting Factory. Gioia provides the reader with lively portraits of these and many other great musicians, intertwined with vibrant commentary on the music they created. Gioia also evokes the many worlds of jazz, taking the reader to the swamp lands of the Mississippi Delta, the bawdy houses of New Orleans, the rent parties of Harlem, the speakeasies of Chicago during the Jazz Age, the after hours spots of corrupt Kansas city, the Cotton Club, the Savoy, and the other locales where the history of jazz was made. And as he traces the spread of this protean form, Gioia provides much insight into the social context in which the music was born. He shows for instance how the development of technology helped promote the growth of jazz--how ragtime blossomed hand-in-hand with the spread of parlor and player pianos, and how jazz rode the growing popularity of the record industry in the 1920s. We also discover how bebop grew out of the racial unrest of the 1940s and '50s, when black players, no longer content with being "entertainers," wanted to be recognized as practitioners of a serious musical form. Jazz is a chameleon art, delighting us with the ease and rapidity with which it changes colors. Now, in Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz , we have at last a book that captures all these colors on one glorious palate. Knowledgeable, vibrant, and comprehensive, it is among the small group of books that can truly be called classics of jazz literature.
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