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Know-it-all jazz : the 50 crucial concepts, styles & performers, each explained in under a minute

Know-it-all jazz : the 50 crucial concepts, styles & performers, each explained in under a minute

Book 2018

Know-It-All Jazz takes readers from the African-American roots and all the way to the global mix of styles and performers in today's jazz scene. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style, and instruments of the discipline, key personalities and recordings in the jazz canon, and, finally, at what might be expected next from this most diverse of musical forms. Punchy and engaging entries help readers understand the basics in under a minute, ens...

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Jazz History and criticism
Jazz musicians Biography
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ISBN:
9781577151753
1577151755
Description:
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Other Title:
Jazz : the 50 crucial concepts, styles, and performers, each explained in under a minute
Notes:
"Published in the UK in 2016 as 30-Second Jazz"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-155) and index
Contents:
The shape of jazz
Styles of jazz
Instruments of jazz
Vocal jazz
Classic jazz albums
Jazz and the blues
Today is the question
Control Number:
2524209
Other Authors:
Alexander, Charles (Guitarist), contributor
Gelly, Dave, compiler
LeGendre, Kevin, contributor
Parker, Chris (Jazz pianist), contributor
Priestley, Brian, 1946- contributor
Rawlings, Steve, illustrator
Russell, Tony, 1946- contributor
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