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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787370103321

Autore

Dicaire David <1963->

Titolo

Jazz musicians, 1945 to the present / / David Dicaire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , [2006]

©2006

ISBN

0-7864-8557-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

781.65/5092273 B

Soggetti

Jazz musicians - United States

Jazz singers - United States

Jazz - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The bop revolution -- Hard bop and cool jazz -- Free jazz and the avant-garde -- Jazz fusion -- Contemporary jazz.

Sommario/riassunto

"The five major periods of jazz--the bop revolution, hard bop and cool jazz, the avant-garde, fusion, and contemporary--form the basis for the sections in this reference work, with a brief history of each period provided. The artists who were integral to the evolution of each period are then profiled"--Provided by publisher.