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Beginning with details provided from firsthand accounts of slave dances in the early 19th-century New Orleans, Gioia relates the story of African American music from its roots in Africa to the international respect it enjoys today. Styles that developed in such hotbeds as New Orleans, Chicago, Kansas City, and New York are considered along with the artists that personify these styles. With the arrival of more white musicians, such as Benny Goodman in the Swing Era, jazz achieved the height of mass popularity. This was quickly followed by the more experimental modern jazz movement, with artists like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie redefining the music and moving beyond entertainment into the realm of "serious" music. This well-researched, extensively annotated volume covers the major trends and personalities that have shaped jazz. The excellent bibliography and list of recommended listening make this a valuable purchase for libraries building a jazz collection.?Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Wall Street Journal, Terry Teachout
...anyone looking for a balanced, well-written popular history of jazz will certainly find it both readable and reliable, a few minor slips notwithstanding. Nor should more experienced readers expect to come away empty-handed: Mr. Gioia, for instance, has some highly intelligent things to say about the extent to which contemporary jazz now reflects the fragmentation of the postmodern movement in art. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Beginning with details provided from firsthand accounts of slave dances in the early 19th-century New Orleans, Gioia relates the story of African American music from its roots in Africa to the international respect it enjoys today. Styles that developed in such hotbeds as New Orleans, Chicago, Kansas City, and New York are considered along with the artists that personify these styles. With the arrival of more white musicians, such as Benny Goodman in the Swing Era, jazz achieved the height of mass popularity. This was quickly followed by the more experimental modern jazz movement, with artists like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie redefining the music and moving beyond entertainment into the realm of "serious" music. This well-researched, extensively annotated volume covers the major trends and personalities that have shaped jazz. The excellent bibliography and list of recommended listening make this a valuable purchase for libraries building a jazz collection.?Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Wall Street Journal, Terry Teachout
...anyone looking for a balanced, well-written popular history of jazz will certainly find it both readable and reliable, a few minor slips notwithstanding. Nor should more experienced readers expect to come away empty-handed: Mr. Gioia, for instance, has some highly intelligent things to say about the extent to which contemporary jazz now reflects the fragmentation of the postmodern movement in art. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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