The Story of JazzThe effect of jazz upon American culture and the American character has been all-pervasive. This superlative history is the first and the most renowned systematic outline of the evolution of this unique American musical phenomenon. Stearns begins with the joining of the African Negro'smusical heritage with European forms and the birth of jazz in New Orleans then follows its course through the era of swing and bop to the beginnings of rock in the 50s, vividly depicting the great innovators, and covering such technical elements as the music's form and structure. |
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Contents
Jazz and West African Music | 3 |
From Africa to the New World | 16 |
The West Indies and the United States | 23 |
New Orleans | 35 |
The New Orleans Background | 37 |
The Transition to Jaz | 44 |
Jazz Begins | 55 |
Buddy Bolden and the Growth of Jazz | 67 |
Jazz Yesterday and Today | 195 |
The Swing Era and the Revivalists | 197 |
Bop and After | 218 |
AfroCuban Music | 243 |
The Nature of Jazz | 257 |
The European Tradition Harmony | 259 |
Melody and Rhythm | 267 |
Expressiveness in Jazz A Definition | 275 |
The American Background | 77 |
The Great Awakening | 79 |
The Work Song | 90 |
The Blues | 99 |
Minstrelsy | 109 |
The Spiritual | 123 |
Ragtime | 140 |
The Jazz Age | 151 |
The Jazz Age Begins | 153 |
The Jazz Age Flourishes | 165 |
The Jazz Age Ends | 179 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Story of Jazz Volume 331 of Galaxy book Galaxy book, GB 331 Oxford paperbacks |
| Author | Marshall Winslow Stearns |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1970 |
| ISBN | 0195012690, 9780195012699 |
| Length | 367 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Jazz |
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