Jazz Styles: History and Analysis (8th Edition) [Paperback]

Mark C. Gridley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130992828 | ISBN-13: 978-0130992826 | Publication Date: July 31, 2002 | Edition: 8th

This broad and encompassing survey provides a rich, informative, and chronological study of jazz, with insightful commentaries on its origins, and full descriptions of the various styles of jazz and the personalities that have contributed to this innovative form of music. Discussions of benchmark styles with point-by-point differentiation cover early jazz, swing, bop, hard bop, cool jazz, " free" jazz, and jazz-rock fusion--highlighting the musical characteristics of each style and contrasting each successive era. For musicians and non-musicians alike--to increase their appreciation and enjoyment of jazz.

Editorial Reviews

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"...iconoclastic, brilliant, unique ...provocative" - Jazz Journalists Association "...a splendid textbook ...a cornerstone for any jazz book collection." - American Library Association "...Teaching students HOW to listen and what to listen FOR in jazz ...a highly effective textbook for students who have had little or no exposure to jazz ...a broad, penetrating view of jazz history ...luminously clear..." - Down Beat "...a work of immense value not only to educators and players, but also to nonmusicians and jazz fans of all persuasions ...neat summaries of important jazz innovators and musical trends ...an instructor could use the Gridley book to accommodate a wide variety of learning situations..." - Jazz Times "...best all-around text on the market..." - The Black Perspective in Music

From the Back Cover

JAZZ — FROM DIXIELAND TO BEBOP TO FUSION

America's most. widely-used introductory text

Special Features:

• A new chapter on recent jazz (Chapter 17 "Contemporary jazz: 1980 to the Early 2000s")
• Twenty-one guides for listening to historic recordings
• Appendix for nonmusicians explains the elements of music
• Appendix for musicians illustrates comping, bass lines, modes, chord progressions
• JAZZ CLASSICS CD: 23 historic recordings by Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and others, available at an additional cost
• DEMONSTRATION CD: 171 demonstrations of instruments and methods that jazz musicians use, available at an additional cost
• PRENTICE HALL JAZZ COLLECTION: 12 recordings by jelly Roll Morton, Benny Goodman, Thelonius Monk, Herbie Hancock, John Zorn, Uri Caine, and others

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Product Details

• Paperback: 442 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 8th edition (July 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130992828
• ISBN-13: 978-0130992826
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

DAVID CUTLER is one of the leading voices on music career and entrepreneurship training. His new book THE SAVVY MUSICIAN was heralded by Jeffrey Zeigler of the Kronos Quartet as "Hands down, the most valuable resource available for aspiring musicians." Dr. Cutler balances a varied career as a jazz and classical composer, pianist, arranger, educator, conductor, collaborator, concert producer, author, blogger, consultant, and speaker. He teaches at Duquesne University, where he also serves as the Coordinator of Music Entrepreneurship Studies. For more information, visit www.SavvyMusician.com.

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "instrumental jazz" history?, August 11, 2004

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george barnett "george barnett" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jazz Styles: History and Analysis (8th Edition) (Paperback)

Come on, Mark. 8 editions. Still no singers. Have Vaughan, Fitzgerald, Holiday, et al. contributed nothing to the art?