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Jazz 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz (Paperback)

by John Szwed (Author) "Jazz has often been called America's only original art form, its classical music, the twentieth-century music par excellence..." (more)
Key Phrases: free jazz, jazz tradition, jazz history, New Orleans, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong (more...)
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Product Description
Anyone interested in learning about a distinct musicjazzwill welcome this newest addition to the popular 101 reference series. Noted anthropologist, critic, and musical scholar John F. Szwed takes readers on a tour of the musics tangled history and explores how it developed from an ethnic music to become North Americas most popular music and then part of the avant garde in less than fifty years. Jazz 101 presents the key figures, history, theory, and controversies that shaped its development, along with a discussion of some of its most important recordings.

About the Author
John F. Szwed is currently a professor of anthropology, African and African-American studies, music, and American studies at Yale University. He has written eight books on music and African-American culture and numerous articles and reviews on related subjects. His honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowship. He lives in Trumbull, Connecticut.


Product Details
  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion (August 23, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0786884967
  • ISBN-13: 978-0786884964
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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