The authors cover the development of all jazz styles in a chronological survey along with biographical sketches, stylistic discussions, musical elements and listening. The primary focus is on listening. Each style period features listening guides that point out stylistic development and structural elements. Updated to reflect current trends and musicians.

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Widely adopted for its well-balanced approach and extensive and innovative supplements package, this classic chronological survey of jazz history brings the various historical styles to life by exploring them through the lives of the musicians and a study of their recordings. It covers all historical periods — from early blues and work songs to contemporary performers such as Michael Brecker and New York Voices; focuses on the chronology of jazz styles and how they have influenced one another; includes many biographies to illuminate the music. The biographies define the cultural elements which surround the musicians and the music — and focus on performers who stand out as leaders in the development of a particular jazz style, or whose lives have been bound up with the lives of many other musicians and thus reveal interesting interactions between various musicians who have determined the direction of jazz over the years.

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