Jazz: From Its Origins to the PresentThis entertaining one-volume comprehensive history of jazz and the artists who made it popular contains musical examples so that students who do not read music will not be inhibited. Combines a rich detail of the origins of jazz with insightful biographies and contributions of jazz legends, including Duke Ellington, Count Bassie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davies, John Coltrane, and the jazz bands of the 30's, 40's, 50's, and 60's. Ideal for for all Introduction to Jazz and Jazz History courses in Music, as well as African-American Studies, and the 20th Century American Studies at the undergraduate level. |
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... compositions involving several themes in different keys and often a considerable amount of counterpoint between the hands . They exhibit harmonic creativity as well as great rhythmic vitality and delightfully appealing melodies . The ...
... compositions involving several themes in different keys and often a considerable amount of counterpoint between the hands . They exhibit harmonic creativity as well as great rhythmic vitality and delightfully appealing melodies . The ...
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... compositions . He kept those " expensive gentlemen , " as he called his band members , in order to be able to hear his compositions played immediately after he wrote them - compositions such as the innovative piano feature , " Clothed ...
... compositions . He kept those " expensive gentlemen , " as he called his band members , in order to be able to hear his compositions played immediately after he wrote them - compositions such as the innovative piano feature , " Clothed ...
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... compositions referring to his home state . After Bright Size Life , Metheny began alternating surprising small ... composition " The Epic . " Metheny discovered from " The Epic " that he prefers more sponta- neous playing , even from ...
... compositions referring to his home state . After Bright Size Life , Metheny began alternating surprising small ... composition " The Epic . " Metheny discovered from " The Epic " that he prefers more sponta- neous playing , even from ...
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Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present Lewis Porter,Michael Ullman,Ed Hazell No preview available - 1993 |
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