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245 10 a| Jazz, a listener's guide /c| James McCalla.;

250 a| Third edition.;

300 a| vii, 216 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes discography (pages 190-202), bibliographical references (pages 203-205), and index.;

505 0 a| Beginnings (Hotter than that!) -- Afro-American roots -- Ragtime -- Blues: early and classic -- Early jazz (I) -- Early jazz (II): Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) -- 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 Trane (Things to come) -- Bird lives! Charlie Parker (1920-1955) -- Diz (1917-1993) and 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) -- Jazz repertory movement -- Traditional means, new music -- Other groups and soloists: "Young Lions" and others -- Jazz at the movies.;

520 a| This volume presents a study of jazz from its roots through the beginning of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion to the trends of the present day, including the new swing revival. Emphasizing listening skills, this volume is written in a clear, personal, informal style, and requires no prior knowledge or experience in music. The author introduces musical terms and concepts as needed, and always in connection with specific recordings and jazz artists. His principal focus is to guide the beginning listener's ear rather than stress the rote memorization of names, styles, periods, titles, dates, and other facts. The book focuses on listening to specific performers and recordings and makes access to recordings easier and less expensive by using virtually all the selections from the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. The rest of the almost 200 selections discussed in the book come from other Smithsonian anthologies or from widely available classic jazz performances. In addition to these specific discussions, the book follows a historical organization by offering a brief orientation to each of the five main sections as background to understanding the music of that period. Third edition highlights: Includes additional material covering musical styles of the last decade of jazz's first century; features broader coverage of many artists included in earlier editions; deals with recent trends, including discussions of Wynton Marsalis, the Mingus Big Band, the new swing revival and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and a brief discussion of jazz on film.;

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Jazz, a listener's guide / James McCalla.

Author/creator	McCalla, James, 1946-
Format	Book
Edition	Third edition.
Publication Info	Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©2000.
Description	vii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	Jazz--History and criticism. Jazz musicians--United States.

Contents	Beginnings (Hotter than that!) -- Afro-American roots -- Ragtime -- Blues: early and classic -- Early jazz (I) -- Early jazz (II): Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) -- 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 Trane (Things to come) -- Bird lives! Charlie Parker (1920-1955) -- Diz (1917-1993) and 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) -- Jazz repertory movement -- Traditional means, new music -- Other groups and soloists: "Young Lions" and others -- Jazz at the movies.
Abstract	This volume presents a study of jazz from its roots through the beginning of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion to the trends of the present day, including the new swing revival. Emphasizing listening skills, this volume is written in a clear, personal, informal style, and requires no prior knowledge or experience in music. The author introduces musical terms and concepts as needed, and always in connection with specific recordings and jazz artists. His principal focus is to guide the beginning listener's ear rather than stress the rote memorization of names, styles, periods, titles, dates, and other facts. The book focuses on listening to specific performers and recordings and makes access to recordings easier and less expensive by using virtually all the selections from the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. The rest of the almost 200 selections discussed in the book come from other Smithsonian anthologies or from widely available classic jazz performances. In addition to these specific discussions, the book follows a historical organization by offering a brief orientation to each of the five main sections as background to understanding the music of that period. Third edition highlights: Includes additional material covering musical styles of the last decade of jazz's first century; features broader coverage of many artists included in earlier editions; deals with recent trends, including discussions of Wynton Marsalis, the Mingus Big Band, the new swing revival and the Brian Setzer Orchestra, and a brief discussion of jazz on film.
Local note	Little-348532--305131054686%
Bibliography note	Includes discography (pages 190-202), bibliographical references (pages 203-205), and index.
Other title	Smithsonian collection of classic jazz.
LCCN	99029445
ISBN	0130145459

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