Publisher's Synopsis
This classic chronological survey of jazz history brings the various historical styles to life by exploring them through the lives of the musicians and a study of their recordings. KEY TOPICS An eight-part organization covers THE BLUES;PIANO STYLES-1890-1940; NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND DIXIELAND-1910-1940; SWING-1934-1945; BEBOP-1943-1960; THIRD STREAM, COOL, AND BEYOND-1949- ; FREE JAZZ-1960- ; and JAZZ/ROCK FUSION-1968- . MARKET: For jazz lovers.