Jazz / Edition 12

by David W Megill Jazz, Paul O.W. Tanner Jazz, Maurice Gerow

Overview

The twelfth edition of this trusted and respected text takes students on an extraordinary musical journey through the changing styles and fascinating history of jazz. Offering a listening-based approach to the study of jazz history, this text helps students gain a better understanding of the music and how it has evolved over the decades while remaining a uniquely American art form.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780078025112
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	03/09/2012
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Listening to Jazz

Chapter 2: Jazz Heritages

Chapter 3: The Blues

Chapter 4: Piano Styles: Ragtime to Boogie-Woogie

Chapter 5: Early New Orleans and Chicago Style Jazz

Chapter 6: Swing

Chapter 7: Duke Ellington

Chapter 8: Bop

Chapter 9: Cool/Third Stream

Chapter 10: Miles Davis

Chapter 11: Hard Bop, Funky, Gospel Jazz

Chapter 12: Free Form, Avant-Garde

Chapter 13: Jazz/Rock Fusion

Chapter 14: Contemporary Trends: A Maturing Art Form
Appendix A: Listening Suggestions
Appendix B: Notation Examples
Glossary
Bibliography