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How to listen to jazz

Ted Gioia · 2016

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Music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively, accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz. Covering everything from the music's structure and history to the basic building blocks of improvisation, Gioia discusses what to listen for in a jazz performance. He shares listening strategies that will help readers understand and appreciate jazz, and provides a history of the major movements in jazz right up to the present day.

Book details

Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
Basic Books
Editions
3
Pages
253
ISBN
9780465060894

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