Jazz, a listener's guide / James McCalla.
| Author/creator | McCalla, James |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©1994. |
| Description | vii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The beginnings (Hotter than that!). Afro-American roots ; Ragtime ; The blues: early and classic ; Early jazz (I) ; Early jazz (II): Louis Armstrong (ca. 1898-1971) ; Early jazz (III) -- Big bands, small combos, and swing (Swing, brother, swing!). Introduction to big bands and swing ; Duke Ellington (1899-1974) ; Count Basie (1904-1984) ; Benny Goodman (1909-1986) and others ; Some soloists from the 1930s ; Billie Holiday: lady day (1915-1959) -- From Bird to [Col]trane (things to come). Bird lives! Charlie Parker (1920-1955) ; Diz [Dizzy Gillespie] (1917-1993) and [Thelonious] Monk (1917-1982) ; Variety: some soloists of the 1940s ; Bopping on: some soloists of the 1950s ; Charles Mingus (1922-1979) ; Into the cool ; Miles Davis, Gil Evans, and Bill Evans ; John Coltrane (1926-1967) -- Free jazz and fusion (directions). Free jazz: "the new thing" ; Fusion, before and after -- Recent events (that's it) -- Glossary of music terms ; Discography. |
| Abstract | This book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history of jazz, discussing 139 pieces, 50 of which are found in The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, and jazz luminaries like Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellingon, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzie Gillespie, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughn, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, and Keith Jarrett. |
| General note | Intended for use with the Revised [edition] of: Smithsonian collection of classic jazz. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 187-198), bibliographical references (pages 199-202), and index. |
| Other title | Smithsonian collection of classic jazz. |
| LCCN | 93024078 |
| ISBN | 0130979406 |