How to Listen to Jazz How to Listen to Jazz

How to Listen to Jazz

    • 329,00 Kč
    • 329,00 Kč

Publisher Description

A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz (Wall Street Journal)

In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative sounds to the jazz-rock fusion of Miles Davis, Gioia covers the music's history and reveals the building blocks of improvisation. A true love letter to jazz by a foremost expert, How to Listen to Jazz is a must-read for anyone who's ever wanted to understand and better appreciate America's greatest contribution to music.

"Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees." -- Economist
 

GENRE
Arts & Entertainment
RELEASED
2016
17 May
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
272
Pages
PUBLISHER
Basic Books
SIZE
1.9
MB

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