| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
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Includes bibliographical references, discographies, filmography, and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Understanding jazz. The nature of jazz ; The elements of jazz ; Listening to jazz ; The roots of jazz -- pt. 2. Classic jazz, 1917-1945. Jazz takes root ; The jazz age : from Chicago to New York ; The swing era : jazz at its peak ; Midwest swing and a few more among many -- pt. 3. Modern jazz. The bebop revolution ; Be cool : fifties and early sixties cool, intellectual, and abstract jazz -- pt. 4. Postmodern jazz. Tradition meets the avant-garde : moderns and early postmoderns coexist ; Miles and miles of Miles : Miles Davis and his sidemen redefine postmodern jazz ; The electric 1970s and 1980s ; The unplugged, eclectic 1970s and 1980s ; Jazz at the close of the century ; The Afro-Latin and Caribbean connection. |
| System Details |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows or Macintosh; 64 MB availabe RAM. |
| Summary |
"Experiencing Jazz, as the title suggests, provides an immersive experience using an integrated text, CD-ROM, and audio CD anthology designed for the non-musician or musician whose primary focus is not jazz. Listening to seminal recordings, learning about how musicians create the music, and hearing the music first hand through an interactive companion CD-ROM rich in helpful tutorials as well as audio and video examples helps the non-musician to fully appreciate and become involved in the jazz experience. The CD-ROM offers excerpts of interviews with many of the performers who made jazz history, as well as other valuable information designed to create active, informed and discerning listeners. The textbook helps to place important musical trends in a larger cultural and historical context, helping the reader to relate jazz history to other familiar events. It does not overwhelm with long lists of musicians, but focuses on the primary innovators who moved the music in new directions."--Publisher's website. |
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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Jazz -- Analysis, appreciation.
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Jazz. (OCoLC)fst00982165
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Jazz -- Analysis, appreciation.
(OCoLC)fst00982167
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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Jazz -- Analysis, appreciation.
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Jazz. (OCoLC)fst01726653
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| ISBN |
9780072451795 (softcover ; alk. paper) |
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0072451793 (softcover ; alk. paper) |
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9780073313252 |
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0073313254 |
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9780072451849 (CD-ROM) |
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007245184X (CD-ROM) |
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