The Story of Jazz
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Beginning with the African musical heritage and its fusion with European forms in the New World, Marshall Stearns's history of jazz guides the reader through work songs, spirituls, ragtime, and the blues, to the birth of jazz in New Orleans and its adoption by St Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, and New York. From swing and bop to the early days of rock, this lively book introduces us to the great musicians and singers and examines jazz's cultural effects on American and the world.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195012690
ISBN13:9780195012699
Release Date:September 1970
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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2 ratings
the best book on jazz ever written
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
an scholar approach full of wisdom and wit very, very insightful and entertaining one of the few real serious investigations
A classic!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Dr. Stearns's book still stands as a good source and has many clever insights. But Collier's "The Making of Jazz" clearly surpassed this book as the best history of Jazz.
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