The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion and Beyond (Hardcover)

by Joachim-Ernst Berendt (Author), Gunther Huesmann (Editor) "Jazz has always been the concern of a minority-always..." (more)
Key Phrases: postmodern jazz, eighties jazz, misc instr, New Orleans, Miles Davis, New York (more...)

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The most comprehensive interpretive history of jazz available in one volume, this book contains a survey of the past and current styles, elements, instruments, musicians, singers, and big bands of jazz.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Product Details Hardcover: 560 pages Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books; 6 Sub edition (March 1, 1992) Language: English ISBN-10: 1556520999 ISBN-13: 978-1556520990 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #825,546 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book cites 13 books:

• Jelly Roll Morton by Williams on 8 pages
• Encyclopaedia of Jazz: v. 1 by Leonard G. Feather in Front Matter, and page 377
• Bill Evans Trio: Jazz at the Maintenance Shop on page 291, and page 318
• My Favorite Things by Richard Rodgers on page 116
• Vocal Selections From the Broadway Musical Ain't Misbehavin the New Fats Waller Musical Show by Thomas Fats Waller on page 275

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• Fighting for Us: Maulana Karenga, the US Organization, and Black Cultural Nationalism by Scot Brown in Back Matter
• Fighting for Us: Maulana Karenga, the US Organization, and Black Cultural Nationalism by Scot Brown in Back Matter
• Jazz in Black and White: Race, Culture, and Identity in the Jazz Community by Charley Gerard in Back Matter

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books; 6 Sub edition (March 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556520999
• ISBN-13: 978-1556520990
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #825,546 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic introduction to jazz, February 16, 2002

By	"vinylcootie" (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion and Beyond (Paperback)

Joachim Berendt first published this work in German in 1953. Many editions and revisions later, this has become one of the cornerstones of jazz historical criticism. It has been translated into many languages, reflecting the universal appeal of the work. A clandestine Russian edition appeared in the former Soviet Union, and in Japan alone it has been edited three times. The Jazz Book is possibly the clearest, most didactic work of its kind. It's the first book I read about jazz and it made me appreciate the whole picture. It helped me to make the connections between musicians, works, instruments, ideas, styles, movements and influences. It's an invaluable introduction to jazz; it is written with great affection for the music, and translated very elegantly. It appears to have "fallen off" most current jazz reading lists, perhaps because there are newer, trendier writers addressing a modern, demanding, informed audience. But it's still a starting point that knows no rival.