Concise Guide to Jazz - Text, 6TH EDITION

Gridley

ISBN 10: 0131750925 / ISBN 13: 9780131750920

Published by Prntic Hal;Inc.,2010, 2010

About this Item

In a straight forward, lively style, this introduction examines the origins of jazz and how jazz is made-in order to help students know what to listen for and how to recognize the styles and contributions of the biggest names in jazz -- Armstrong, Ellington, Parker, Coltrane, among other greats. From the Music & Musicians Collection at Mulligan Books.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Concise Guide to Jazz - Text, 6TH EDITION
• Publisher: Prntic Hal;Inc.,2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131750925
• ISBN 13: 9780131750920
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 20.955W x 0.635H x 27.94D centimeters 20.955 centimeters width by 0.635 centimeters height by 27.94 centimeters depth
• Weight: 508.023 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music & Musicians Collection

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Synopsis

concise guide to jazz 6th edition

From the Back Cover

The author tells what jazz is, how it originated, and how it is made. He emphasizes effective strategies to get the most out of listening to jazz. Focusing on 46 of the most historically significant musicians, Gridley offers a basic, first-time orientation to jazz.

Special Features

• NEW TO THIS EDITION is a chapter entitled NOW which considers recent developments in contemporary jazz and discusses such players as: John Zorn, Kenny G, Dave Sanborn, Joe Henderson, and Wayne Shorter.
• EASY-TO-FOLLOW LISTENING GUIDES are keyed to 99 track numbers, chorus-by-chorus, on the 76-minute Classics CD (ISBN 0-13--142497-1): 21 historic recordings by Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and many more.
• The 72-minute Demonstration CD (ISBN 0-13-142496-3): 157 narrated illustrations of instruments and methods that jazz musicians use to make their music.
• The text is available at a discounted package price combined with the 2 accompanying CDs (ISBN 0-13-183979-9), or with just the Classics CD (ISBN 0-13-183980-2), or with just the Demonstration CD (ISBN 0-13-142519-6).
• Both CDs and a videocassette version of the Demonstration CD (Listening to jazz by Steve Gryb; ISBN 0-13-532$624) can be ordered by phoning $00-947-7700.
• 104 STUNNING PHOTOS of top musicians at work, with captions summarizing their contributions.
• ELEMENTS OF MUSIC APPENDIX offers an illustrated short course in the basics of music: rhythm, scales, blue notes, chord progressions, song forms, and tone color.
• ALBUM BUYING STRATEGIES APPENDIX gives handy pointers for quickly selecting and locating the best albums.