Smooth classics, smooth jazz, smooth rock, all fit very nicely with the fact that to quote a line from the philosopher byungchul han, which ted gioia makes use of in his book the. It gives plenty of detail while moving along from era to era. He is also the author of delta blues, west coast jazz, work songs and the birth and death of the cool. I really appreciated the importance he placed on the west coast movement, which has had a long history of being ignored. The book highlights the most popular jazz standards, tells their story, explains their role in jazz, and serves as a gateway to the historic recordings that made these. Covering everything from the musics structure and history to the basic building blocks of improvisation, gioia shows exactly what to listen for in a jazz performance. How to listen to jazz by ted gioia overdrive rakuten. Unlike most other histories and much of ken burns documentary, this book avoids many of the myth elements of jazz history. After youve bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the pdf version or the epub. Buy ted gioia ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. The imperfect art ted gioia oxford university press. Now, in ted gioias the history of jazz, we have at last a book that captures all these colors on one glorious palate. The history of jazz by ted gioia, 1998 online research.
The economist in how to listen to jazz, awardwinning music scholar ted gioia presents a lively introduction to the art of listening to jazz. Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the. He has done this through his exceptional facility for taking all the previous literature, separating the wheat from the chaff, correcting the errors and myths, and burnishing a brand new. The history of jazz hardcover published november 20th 1997 by oxford university press, usa first edition u. Now gioia brings his magnificent work completely uptodate, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of. The imperfect art offers vivid portraits of the giants of jazz and startling insights into this vital musical form and the interaction of society and art. How to listen to jazz ted gioia haftad 9780465093496 bokus. Now, in ted gioia s the history of jazz, we have at last a book that captures all these colors on one glorious palate.
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