Jazz: America's Classical Music
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Book Overview
Jazz: America's Classical Music is a delightful introduction and guide to this complex and compelling music and to its rich history. In an engaging and conversational style, renowned jazz teacher Grover Sales tells of the lives and music of the greats--Ellington, Tatum, Hawkins, Coltrane, Parker, Hines, Goodman, Armstrong, and many others--with a mix of important facts, fascinating anecdotes, and brilliant interpretations. Illustrated with astonishing photographs of the artists in performance, Jazz: America's Classical Music is a classic text, an ideal book for beginners and an inspiring one for serious students of the art of jazz.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0306804913
ISBN13:9780306804915
Release Date:August 1992
Publisher:Da Capo Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
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The best introduction so far!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This book is by far the best introduction to Jazz available. The text is clear and entertaining and the books on the "further reading" section are pretty well picked.
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