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Jazz: A Listener's Guide, 3rd Edition

By James McCalla

ISBN-10: 0-13-014545-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-014545-1What's this?

Published by Prentice Hall

Pub. Date: Sep 27, 1999

Format: Paper

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Table of Contents



Preface.


1. The Beginnings (Hotter Than That!).

African-American Roots. Ragtime. The Blues: Early and Classic. Early Jazz (I). Early Jazz (II): Louis Armstrong (1901-1971). Early Jazz (III).



2. Big Bands, Small Combos, and Swing (Swing, Brother, Swing!).

Introduction to Big Bands and Swing. Duke Ellington (1899-1974). Count Basie (1904-1984). Benny Goodman (1909-1986) and Others. Some Soloists from the 1930s. Billie Holiday—Lady Day (1915-1959).



3. From Bird to Trane (Things to Come).

Bird Lives! Charlie Parker (1920-1955). Diz (1917-1993) and Monk (1917-1982). Variety: Some Soloists of the 1940s. Bopping On—Some Soloists of the 1950s; Charles Mingus (1922-1979). Into the Cool. Miles Davis, Gil Evans, and Bill Evans. John Coltrane (1926-1967).



4. Free Jazz and Fusion (Directions).

Free Jazz—“The New Thing.” Fusion, Before and After.



5. Recent Events (That's It).

The Jazz Repertory Movement. Traditional Means, New Music. Other Groups and Soloists: “Young Lions” and Others. Jazz at the Movies.



Glossary of Musical Terms.


Discography: Sources of Musical Selections.


Suggestions for Further Reading.


Index.

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