Jazz Basics: A Brief Overview with Historical Documents and Listening Guides provides an enjoyable and informative introduction to the world of jazz music.
Jazz Basics:
- Includes access to extensive Spotify playlists and web-only extras found on the publisher’s website. Together, they help readers to explore over six hours of the greatest jazz ever recorded.
- Includes the textbook and access to an accompanying website with extensive time-coded listening guides for each selection. Also, the website features active links to various websites and corresponding music selections on Napster - an Internet streaming-on-demand website.
- Embeds extended reading passages drawn from historical documents, letters, and other famous publications into each chapter.
- Features over 100 important historic photos, including several that are being published for the first time.
- Utilizes "Dig Deeper" sections to offer research sources.
- Highlights important terms and concepts in boldface as well as in the margins.
- Includes easily extracted study guides in each chapter.