The History of Jazz By Ted Gioia
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published:1998
Pages: 480
ISBN: 019512653X , 0195090810
Format:pdf
Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Belden and Joe "King" Oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms—swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion—and a thousand great musicians. Now, in The History of Jazz, Ted Gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved.[/size]
Table of Contents
Title Page
Contents
One: The Prehistory of Jazz
Two: New Orleans Jazz
Three: The Jazz Age
Four: Harlem
Five: The Swing Era
Six: Modern Jazz
Seven: The Fragmentation of Jazz Styles
Eight: Freedom and Beyond
Notes
Further Reading
Recommended Listening
Acknowledgments
Index
Index of Songs and Albums
Ted Gioia (born October 21, 1957) is a noted jazz critic and music historian, best known for his books The History of Jazz and Delta Blues, both selected as notable books of the year by The New York Times. He is one of the editors in chief of the Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. He is also a jazz musician and one of the founders of Stanford University's jazz studies program. He is the author of several other books on music, including West Coast Jazz (1992), Healing Songs (2006) and Work Songs (2006). His most recent book, a work of cultural criticism, is The Birth (and Death) of the Cool (2009, Speck Press)
