How to Listen to Jazz by Gioia, Ted

How to Listen to Jazz (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780465093496)

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How to Listen to Jazz by Gioia, Ted

How to Listen to Jazz

$18.99
How to Listen to Jazz by Gioia, Ted

How to Listen to Jazz

$18.99
Format: Paperback
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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


Author: Ted Gioia
ISBN-10: 0465093493
ISBN-13: 9780465093496
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2017
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d
By Ted Gioia
By Ted Gioia
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Ted Gioia is a music historian and the author of twelve books, including most recently, Music. His three previous books on the social history of music -- Work Songs, Healing Songs, and Love Songs -- have each been honored with the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Gioia's wide-ranging activities as a critic, scholar, performer and educator have established him as a leading global guide to music past, present, and future.

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