| Description |
1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series |
The music library |
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Gale eBooks
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Music library (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
ch 1. The roots of jazz -- ch 2. Swingin' jazz bands -- ch 3. The birth of bebop -- ch 4. The cool and the hard -- ch 5. Free jazz and fusion -- ch 6. Nu jazz for new times. |
| Summary |
Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of jazz. |
| Subject |
Jazz -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: History of jazz. Detroit : Lucent Books, c2012 9781420508208 (DLC) 2012004927 |
| ISBN |
9781420509755 (electronic book) |
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9781420508208 (hardcover) |
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1420508202 |
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