How to Listen to Jazz

Gioia, Ted

  • 出版商: Basic Books
  • 出版日期: 2017-09-19
  • 售價: $880
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$836
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 272
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 0465093493
  • ISBN-13: 9780465093496
  • 相關分類: 視覺影音設計
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An acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz

In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative sounds to the jazz-rock fusion of Miles Davis, Gioia covers the music's history and reveals the building blocks of improvisation. A true love letter to jazz by a foremost expert, How to Listen to Jazz is a must-read for anyone who's ever wanted to understand and better appreciate America's greatest contribution to music.

"Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees." -Economist

作者簡介

Ted Gioia is a music historian and the author of eleven books, including How to Listen to Jazz. His three previous books on the social history of music-Work Songs, Healing Songs, and Love Songs-have each been honored with ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Gioia's wide-ranging activities as a critic, scholar, performer and educator have established him as a leading global guide to music past, present, and future.