Jazz Styles: History and Analysis

Gridley, Mark C.

ISBN 10: 0131896644 / ISBN 13: 9780131896642

Published by Prentice Hall (edition Reprint), 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jazz Styles: History and Analysis
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (edition Reprint)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131896644
• ISBN 13: 9780131896642
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

This broad and encompassing survey provides a rich, informative, and chronological study of jazz, with insightful commentaries on its origins, and full descriptions of the various styles of jazz and the personalities that have contributed to this innovative form of music. Discussions of benchmark styles with point-by-point differentiation cover early jazz, swing, bop, hard bop, cool jazz, “free” jazz, and jazz-rock fusion—highlighting the musical characteristics of each style and contrasting each successive era. For musicians and non-musicians alike—to increase their appreciation and enjoyment of jazz.

About the Author

Mark C. Gridley is an active jazz musician and educator. He has done field research in Africa, the Caribbean, and all the jazz centers of America. 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.

David Cutler is a jazz and classical composer and pianist. His compositions have been performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He currently serves on the Duquesne University and Brevard Summer Music Festival faculties.