The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jazz

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The lights dim, the smoke rises, and someone picks up a saxophone.»
You're no idiot, of course. You know jazz when you hear it—Louis Armstrong's voice is as American as baseball, and who symbolizes "cool" better than Miles Davis? But you really want to get into the music, and when you walk through the CD store, you feel as lost as a kid with a brand-new horn.
Hey, stay cool. It can be hard to know where to begin, but The Complete Idiot's Guide'^ to Jazz explains everything you need to know:
Great background on the roots of jazz, the cities it developed in, and the players and composers who helped the music evolve.
Insightful discussion of the major styles—such as swing, bebop, and the avant-garde—that have marked over a century of jazz music.
Informative looks at the band leaders, singers, and instrumentalists whose genius and charisma have changed the music.
Valuable tips on who to look for and where to begin when starting your own jazz... Tovább

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U.S. $16.95 U.K. i 10.99 CAN$2S.9S
The lights dim, the smoke rises, and someone picks up a saxophone.»
You're no idiot, of course. You know jazz when you hear it—Louis Armstrong's voice is as American as baseball, and who symbolizes "cool" better than Miles Davis? But you really want to get into the music, and when you walk through the CD store, you feel as lost as a kid with a brand-new horn.
Hey, stay cool. It can be hard to know where to begin, but The Complete Idiot's Guide'^ to Jazz explains everything you need to know:
Great background on the roots of jazz, the cities it developed in, and the players and composers who helped the music evolve.
Insightful discussion of the major styles—such as swing, bebop, and the avant-garde—that have marked over a century of jazz music.
Informative looks at the band leaders, singers, and instrumentalists whose genius and charisma have changed the music.
Valuable tips on who to look for and where to begin when starting your own jazz collection.
; ALAN AXELROD, Ph.D., is a former staff reviewer of Down Beat magazine and has been a jazz enthusiast his entire life. Dr. Axelrod is author of The Complete Idiot's Guide'' to the Civil War, The Complete Idiot's Guide^ to American History, and The Complete Idiot's Guide" to Mixing Drinks. Dr. Axelrod lives in Atlanta, GA.
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¦ Ragtime, Dixieland, and the birth of the blues.
¦ Louis Armstrong and the New Orleans scene.
¦ The kings of swing and the big-band era.
¦ BiUie Holiday, EUa Fitzgerald, and other first ladies of song.
¦ Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and the bebop revolution.
¦ Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, and the birth of the cool.
¦ The avant-garde, free jazz, and fusion movements of the '60s.
¦ Modern jazz: from Wynton Marsalis to Weather Report.
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