Concise Guide to Jazz

Mark C Gridley

ISBN 10: 0131733311 / ISBN 13: 9780131733312

Published by Pearson Education (US), 2006

About this Item

This book is for courses in jazz history, intro to jazz, evolution of jazz, jazz appreciation, or "Jazz in America."  This introductory text, an abridged version of Jazz Styles, teaches students to appreciate jazz with its in-depth listening guides, CD's with historic recordings of jazz, and a Demonstration CD illustrating instrument sounds and how musicians make jazz.  Concise Guide to Jazz was developed in response to student and professor requests for an introductory text offering the clarity and accuracy of Jazz Styles with 1/2 the size, 1/40 the number of names and tune titles, and 1/3 the number of musician profiles, in just 11 chapters. Written by an active jazz musician and jazz historian, this brief introduction examines how jazz originated, how it is made, what to listen for, the major style eras, and the individual styles of 49 historically significant jazz musicians.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concise Guide to Jazz
• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131733311
• ISBN 13: 9780131733312
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This abridged version of Jazz Styles was developed in response to requests for an introductory book offering the clarity and accuracy of Jazz Styles with 1/2 the size, 1/4 the number of names and tune titles, and 1/3 the number of musician profiles. Using a simple, yet lively writing style, and an abundance of illustrations, it is easily accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of music–or any technical sophistication. Written by an active jazz musician and eminent jazz historian, this brief yet substantive introduction to jazz examines how jazz originated, how it is made, what to listen for, the major style eras, and the individual styles of 40 historically significant jazz musicians. These styles include early jazz (Dixieland); swing; bebop; cool jazz; hard bop; avant-garde of the 1960s and 70s; and jazz-rock fusion. For music lovers who want to increase their enjoyment of jazz.

About the Author

Mark C. Gridley is an active jazz musician who lectures widely on jazz history.  He has done field research in Africa, the Carribbean, and all the jazz centers of the United States.  His books have been translated into five foreign languages.  His articles appear in the Grove Dictionaries of Music, Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Musical Quarterly, The Black Perspective in Music, the Instrumentalist, and Jazz Educators Journal.  Gridley's Jazz Styles book is America's most widely used introduction to jazz.  The Educational Press Association of America gave him its Distinguished Achievement Award.