Jazz: An American Journey
Autor Brian Harkeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 noi 2004
"Jazz in the Twentieth Century" places jazz music within its rich historical and cultural context. The book explains how and why jazz evolved as it did, as it emphasizes chronology, historical cause and effect, and the interactions between music and American history and culture. Presented from the point of view of the original participants (musicians, critics and audiences), the book focuses on the music with thirty-five recorded examples that are accompanied by a listening chart, commentary and analysis all to provides a more vivid setting for jazz, that grounds it in the time, place and worldview of its creators. The author examines the development of jazz including its origins (ca. 1900-1914), early jazz (ca. 1914-1929), swing (ca. 1929-1945), bop (ca. 1945-1960), free jazz to fusion (ca. 1960-1975), and postmodern jazz (ca. 1975-2000). For those interested in a vivid introduction to Jazz.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780130982612
ISBN-10: 013098261X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 203 x 256 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 013098261X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 203 x 256 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Descriere
For Introduction to Jazz courses.
Jazz: An American Journey places jazz music within its rich historical and cultural context. The book explains how and why jazz evolved as it did, as it emphasizes chronology, historical cause and effect, and the interactions between music and American history and culture. Presented from the point of view of the original participants (musicians, critics and audiences), the book focuses on the music with fifty-five recorded examples that are accompanied by a listening chart, commentary and analysis, all to provide a more vivid setting for jazz grounded in the time, place and worldview of its creators.
Jazz: An American Journey places jazz music within its rich historical and cultural context. The book explains how and why jazz evolved as it did, as it emphasizes chronology, historical cause and effect, and the interactions between music and American history and culture. Presented from the point of view of the original participants (musicians, critics and audiences), the book focuses on the music with fifty-five recorded examples that are accompanied by a listening chart, commentary and analysis, all to provide a more vivid setting for jazz grounded in the time, place and worldview of its creators.
Cuprins
Preface.
Introduction.
I. ORIGINS (ca. 1900-1914).
1. Black Americans at the Turn of the Century.
2. Sources of Jazz.
3. New Orleans.
II. EARLY JAZZ (ca. 1914-1929).
4. Historical Context: The Jazz Age.
5. New Orleans Jazz.
6. Louis Armstrong.
7. White Jazz.
8. New York Bands.
9. Early Jazz Piano.
III. SWING (ca. 1929-1945).
10. Historical Context: The Swing Era.
11. Black Bands.
12. Duke Ellington.
13. White Bands.
14. Virtuoso Soloists.
15. Female Singers.
IV. BOP (ca. 1945-1960).
16. Historical Context: Postwar America.
17. Bebop.
18. Charlie Parker.
19. Cool Jazz.
20. Hard Bop.
21. Miles Davis.
V. FREE JAZZ TO FUSION (ca. 1960-1975).
22. Historical Context: The Sixties.
23. Free Jazz.
24. John Coltrane.
25. Modern Big Bands and Male Singers.
26. Bossa Nova and Soul Jazz.
27. Fusion.
VI. POSTMODERN JAZZ (ca. 1975-2000).
28. The Neo-Bop Movement.
29. Free Jazz and Fusion in the 19809s. 30. Jazz at the Millenium.
Introduction.
I. ORIGINS (ca. 1900-1914).
1. Black Americans at the Turn of the Century.
2. Sources of Jazz.
3. New Orleans.
II. EARLY JAZZ (ca. 1914-1929).
4. Historical Context: The Jazz Age.
5. New Orleans Jazz.
6. Louis Armstrong.
7. White Jazz.
8. New York Bands.
9. Early Jazz Piano.
III. SWING (ca. 1929-1945).
10. Historical Context: The Swing Era.
11. Black Bands.
12. Duke Ellington.
13. White Bands.
14. Virtuoso Soloists.
15. Female Singers.
IV. BOP (ca. 1945-1960).
16. Historical Context: Postwar America.
17. Bebop.
18. Charlie Parker.
19. Cool Jazz.
20. Hard Bop.
21. Miles Davis.
V. FREE JAZZ TO FUSION (ca. 1960-1975).
22. Historical Context: The Sixties.
23. Free Jazz.
24. John Coltrane.
25. Modern Big Bands and Male Singers.
26. Bossa Nova and Soul Jazz.
27. Fusion.
VI. POSTMODERN JAZZ (ca. 1975-2000).
28. The Neo-Bop Movement.
29. Free Jazz and Fusion in the 19809s. 30. Jazz at the Millenium.
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Jazz: An American Journey places jazz music within its rich historical and cultural context. The book explains how and why jazz evolved as it did, as it emphasizes chronology, historical cause and effect, and the interactions between music and American history and culture.
Presented from the point of view of the original participants (musicians, critics, and audiences), the book focuses on the music with fifty-five recorded examples that are accompanied by a listening chart, commentary, and analysis, all to provide a more vivid setting for jazz grounded in the time, place, and worldview of its creators.
Features
Presented from the point of view of the original participants (musicians, critics, and audiences), the book focuses on the music with fifty-five recorded examples that are accompanied by a listening chart, commentary, and analysis, all to provide a more vivid setting for jazz grounded in the time, place, and worldview of its creators.
Features
- Historical, political, cultural, and economic context for each stylistic period presented helps students understand how jazz relates to larger currents in American history, politics, and culture.
- Contemporary Voices and Great Debates—Contemporary Voices boxes contain quotations from people who lived during the period being discussed. Great Debates boxes summarize important controversies among jazz critics and scholars.
- Maps highlight important cities, regions, communities, and venues in jazz history to orient students to the geographical landscape of jazz.
- Matters of race, gender, and economic forces addressed directly—for example, how black ideologies shaped musical development; contributions made by white musicians; and the widely ignored role of women in jazz.
- Three-CD collection containing all the music discussed in Jazz: An American Journey
- The Prentice Hall Jazz Collection Compact Disc containing twelve additional historic jazz recordings. This item is FREE when packaged with the text.
Caracteristici
- Historical, political, cultural and economic context for each stylistic period presented–i.e., Black Americans at the Turn of the Century, the Jazz Age, the Swing Era, Postwar America, the Sixties.
- Helps students understand how jazz relates to larger currents in American history, politics and culture, so they can see how certain conditions gave birth to musical style.
- Helps students understand how jazz relates to larger currents in American history, politics and culture, so they can see how certain conditions gave birth to musical style.
- Contemporary Voices boxes and Great Debates boxes–Contemporary Voices boxes contain quotations from people who lived during the period being discussed. Great Debates boxes summarize important controversies among jazz critics and scholars.
- Provides students with the views of jazz shared by musicians, critics and audiences.
- Provides students with the views of jazz shared by musicians, critics and audiences.
- Chronology boxes–List influential events, both musical and otherwise.
- Helps students grasp the flow of historical events and the order in which things happened.
- Helps students grasp the flow of historical events and the order in which things happened.
- Historical maps highlight important cities, regions, communities and venues in jazz history.
- Orients students to the geographical landscape of jazz and provides them with a visual sense of the attitudes and customs that accompanied the music.
- Orients students to the geographical landscape of jazz and provides them with a visual sense of the attitudes and customs that accompanied the music.
- Musical examples, photographs and cartoons–Taken from the time period addressed.
- Provides students with a unique presentation that avoids anachronisms.
- Provides students with a unique presentation that avoids anachronisms.
- Subject matter alternates among three levels of historical generality–Multilayered examination ranges from broad overview to specific events and personalities.
- Provides students with a richly textured view of jazz history.
- Provides students with a richly textured view of jazz history.
- Matters of race, gender and economic forces addressed directly–e.g. How black ideologies shaped musical development; contributions made by white musicians; the widely ignored role of women in jazz.
- Provides students with a thorough and accurate presentation of the conditions and factors that affected the development, progress and style of jazz.
- Provides students with a thorough and accurate presentation of the conditions and factors that affected the development, progress and style of jazz.
- Narrative presentation–Tells the story of jazz primarily through stories about people and events that shaped the music.
- Provides students with a presentation that emphasizes chronology, cause and effect, and the historical origins of style.
- Provides students with a presentation that emphasizes chronology, cause and effect, and the historical origins of style.
- Music and musical development discussed at a level appropriate to the general student.
- Provides students with an accessible introduction.
- Provides students with an accessible introduction.