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Book Concise Guide to Jazz  Books a la Carte Edition

Download or read book Concise Guide to Jazz Books a la Carte Edition written by Mark C. Gridley and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to jazz and how to listen to it Written by active jazz musician and jazz historian Mark Gridley, the Concise Guide to Jazz was created in response to students and professors asking for a clear and accurate introductory jazz text. This brief text examines how jazz originated, how it is made, what to listen for, and the major style eras. By focusing on just over fifty historical figures, Concise Guide to Jazz, seventh edition allows students to understand a broad range of jazz styles without feeling overloaded. Concise Guide to Jazz focuses on the diversity of jazz styles and serves as a basis for further jazz exploration. This text is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through CourseSmart, Amazon, and more. To learn more about our programs, pricing options and customization, click the Choices tab. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Begin to appreciate how jazz is made Know how to extract the most depth of experience from listening to jazz Know who the most historically significant jazz musicians are Know why each significant musician is important Distinguish the main style eras This Book a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalized their book by incorporating their own notes and taking the portion of the book they need to class - all at a fraction of the bound book price. Music for this title is now available as a playlist on Spotify. Listen now.

Book Concise Guide to Jazz

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark C. Gridley
  • Publisher : Prentice Hall
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Concise Guide to Jazz written by Mark C. Gridley and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This abridged version ofJazz Styleswas developed in response to requests for an introductory book offering the clarity and accuracy ofJazz Styleswith 1/2 the size, 1/4 the number of names and tune titles, and 1/3 the number of musician profiles. Using a simple, yet lively writing style, and an abundance of illustrations, it is easily accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of musicor any technical sophistication.Written by an active jazz musician and eminent jazz historian, this brief yet substantive introduction to jazz examines how jazz originated, how it is made, what to listen for, the major style eras, and the individual styles of 40 historically significant jazz musicians. These styles include early jazz (Dixieland); swing; bebop; cool jazz; hard bop; avant-garde of the 1960s and 70s; and jazz-rock fusion.For music lovers who want to increase their enjoyment of jazz.

Book Concise Guide to Jazz and Classics CD Pkg

Download or read book Concise Guide to Jazz and Classics CD Pkg written by Mark C. Gridley and published by Addison Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Concise Guide to Jazz

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gridley
  • Publisher : Prentice Hall
  • Release : 2003-04
  • ISBN : 9780131839793
  • Pages : 262 pages

Download or read book Concise Guide to Jazz written by Gridley and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For non-major courses in Evolution of Jazz, Jazz History, Jazz Survey, Introduction to Jazz, Jazz Appreciation, African-American Music.This abridged version of Jazz Styles was developed in response to student and professor requests for an introductory text offering the clarity and accuracy of Jazz Styles with 1/2 the size, 1/40 the number of names and tune titles, and 1/3 the number of musician profiles, in just 11 chapters. Written by an active jazz musician and jazz historian, this brief introduction to jazz examines how jazz originated, how it is made, what to listen for, the major style eras, and the individual styles of 43 historically significant jazz musicians. When purchased packaged with Concise Guide to Jazz the Jazz Classics CD and Demonstration CD are available at a discounted price. Want to include even more historical recordings for your study of jazz? Order a text package that includes the FREE Prentice Hall Jazz Collection CD. Click on PACKAGE OPTIONS to the left for more details.

Book Concise Guide to Jazz Package

Download or read book Concise Guide to Jazz Package written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Play the Way You Feel

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  • Author : Kevin Whitehead
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2020-04-01
  • ISBN : 0190847581
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book Play the Way You Feel written by Kevin Whitehead and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jazz stories have been entwined with cinema since the inception of jazz film genre in the 1920s, giving us origin tales and biopics, spectacles and low-budget quickies, comedies, musicals, and dramas, and stories of improvisers and composers at work. And the jazz film has seen a resurgence in recent years--from biopics like Miles Ahead and HBO's Bessie, to dramas Whiplash and La La Land. In Play the Way You Feel, author and jazz critic Kevin Whitehead offers a comprehensive guide to these films and other media from the perspective of the music itself. Spanning 93 years of film history, the book looks closely at movies, cartoons, and a few TV shows that tell jazz stories, from early talkies to modern times, with an eye to narrative conventions and common story points. Examining the ways historical films have painted a clear picture of the past or overtly distorted history, Play the Way You Feel serves up capsule discussions of sundry topics including Duke Ellington's social life at the Cotton Club, avant-garde musical practices in 1930s vaudeville, and Martin Scorsese's improvisatory method on the set of New York, New York. Throughout the book, Whitehead brings the same analytical bent and concise, witty language listeners know from his jazz segments on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. He investigates well-known songs, traces the development of the stock jazz film ending, and offers fresh, often revisionist takes on works by such directors as Howard Hawks, John Cassavetes, Shirley Clarke, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee, Robert Altman, Woody Allen and Damien Chazelle. In all, Play the Way You Feel is a feast for film-genre fanatics and movie-watching jazz enthusiasts.

Book Rock and Roll

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  • Author : Joe Stuessy
  • Publisher : Prentice Hall
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 9780205246977
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Rock and Roll written by Joe Stuessy and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rock and Roll - Changing Society, Evolving History - Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development, gives a thorough historical and musical analysis of rock artists, styles, and events in a clear and accessible language. This new edition includes callouts in the text that links students to the new MySearchLab with eText website. KEY TOPICS: Improve Active Listening - Updated "Take Note" section at the beginning of each chapter focuses on a series of key questions in the chapter. The questions are restated at the end of the chapter along with concise answers derived from the text. MARKET: For anyone interested in a comprehensive book about the history of rock and roll, including those in the music industry, such as disc jockeys, rock music writers, and promoters.

Book Discover Jazz  Books a la Carte Edition

Download or read book Discover Jazz Books a la Carte Edition written by John Edward Hasse and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Berklee Jazz Piano

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  • Author : Ray Santisi
  • Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
  • Release : 2009-01-01
  • ISBN : 1495032205
  • Pages : 113 pages

Download or read book Berklee Jazz Piano written by Ray Santisi and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). Play jazz piano with new facility and expression as Ray Santisi, one of the most revered educators at the Berklee College of Music and mentor to Keith Jarrett, Diana Krall, Joe Zawinul, and thousands of others reveals the pedagogy at the core of Berklee's jazz piano curriculum. From beginning through advanced levels, Berklee Jazz Piano maps the school's curriculum: a unique blend of theory and application that gives you a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz. Concepts are illustrated on the accompanying online audio, where you'll hear how one of the great jazz pianists and educators of our time applies these concepts to both jazz standards and original compositions, and how you can do the same. You will learn: * Jazz chords and their characteristic tension substitutions, in many voicings and configurations * Modes and scales common in jazz * Techniques for comping, developing bass lines, harmonizing melodies, melodizing harmonies, and improvisation * Practice techniques for committing these concepts to your muscle memory * Variations for solo and ensemble playing * Advanced concepts, such as rhythmic displacement, approach-chord harmonization, and jazz counterpoint

Book The NPR Curious Listener s Guide To Jazz

Download or read book The NPR Curious Listener s Guide To Jazz written by Loren Schoenberg and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a concise history of jazz music, entries on noteworthy composers and musicians, listings of classic songs and compositions, a dictionary of jazz terminology, and a listing of the fifty most influential jazz CDs.

Book The Essential Guide to Jazz on CD

Download or read book The Essential Guide to Jazz on CD written by John Fordham and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Concise Guide Jazz jazz Collectn classcs CD

Download or read book Concise Guide Jazz jazz Collectn classcs CD written by ANONIMO and published by Addison Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How to Listen to Jazz

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  • Author : Ted Gioia
  • Publisher : Basic Books
  • Release : 2016-05-17
  • ISBN : 0465097774
  • Pages : 271 pages

Download or read book How to Listen to Jazz written by Ted Gioia and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz (Wall Street Journal) 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

Book Beautiful Crescent

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  • Author : Joan Garvey
  • Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Release : 2012-11-05
  • ISBN : 9781455617425
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book Beautiful Crescent written by Joan Garvey and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief history for New Orleans' greatest admirers. This concise history of the Crescent City contains chapters covering the Mississippi River, the city's founding, European rule, and more, updated with expanded jazz and African American sections. It is a must for every library and home, and for those who love New Orleans and its rich history.

Book Jazz Piano Voicing Skills

Download or read book Jazz Piano Voicing Skills written by Dan Haerle and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chords in Motion

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  • Author : Andy LaVerne
  • Publisher : Alfred Music
  • Release : 2015-02
  • ISBN : 9781562242909
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Chords in Motion written by Andy LaVerne and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY---a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening.

Book Jazz Styles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark C. Gridley
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1997
  • ISBN : 9780132609852
  • Pages : 468 pages

Download or read book Jazz Styles written by Mark C. Gridley and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: