Author

Publication

2016 - Basic Books, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

63,250 words, Guess

Page Count

253 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100465060897
  • ISBN-139780465060894
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016000587
  • OCLC Control Number921864226
  • Better World Books9780465060894
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC781.65/117
  • LCCML3506 .G55 2016
  • LCCML3506.G55 2016

Description

Music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively, accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz. Covering everything from the music's structure and history to the basic building blocks of improvisation, Gioia discusses what to listen for in a jazz performance. He shares listening strategies that will help readers understand and appreciate jazz, and provides a history of the major movements in jazz right up to the present day.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • How to listen to jazzBasic Books2016-01-01

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