Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development (The History of Jazz)
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Gunther Schuller (Author)
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Early Jazz is one of the seminal books on American jazz, ranging from the beginnings of jazz as a distinct musical style at the turn of the century to its first great flowering in the 1930s. Schuller explores the music of the great jazz soloists of the twenties--Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and others--and the big bands and arrangers--Fletcher Henderson, Bennie Moten, and especially Duke Ellington--placing their music
in the context of the other musical cultures of the twentieth century and offering analyses of many great jazz recordings. Early Jazz provides a musical tour of the early American jazz world. A
classic study, it is both a splendid introduction for students and an insightful guide for scholars, musicians, and jazz aficionados. music examples
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- Contributor: Gunther Schuller
- Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
- ISBN13: 9780195040432
- Number of Pages: 412
- Packaged Dimensions: 135x204x20mm
- Packaged Weight: 493
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Release Date: 1986-10-23
- Series: The History of Jazz
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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