02582nam 2200577Ia 450 991078534700332120230725025424.00-19-975310-51-282-90106-097866129010650-19-975333-4(CKB)2670000000055899(EBL)602494(OCoLC)689052401(SSID)ssj0000431149(PQKBManifestationID)11317587(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431149(PQKBWorkID)10474234(PQKB)11558660(MiAaPQ)EBC602494(Au-PeEL)EBL602494(CaPaEBR)ebr10432494(CaONFJC)MIL290106(EXLCZ)99267000000005589920100222d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhy jazz?[electronic resource] a concise guide /by Kevin WhiteheadNew York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (185 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-973118-7 Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE BASICS; 2. JAZZ FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1940 Roots, Early Jazz, the Swing Era; 3. JAZZ 1940-1960 Bebop, Cool, Hard Bop; 4. JAZZ 1960-1980 The Avant-Garde and Its Aftermath; 5. JAZZ AFTER 1980 The Postmodern Period; Glossary; Notes; Discography; Suggestions for Further Reading; IndexWhat was the first jazz record? Are jazz solos really improvised? How did jazz lay the groundwork for rock and country music? In Why Jazz?, author and NPR jazz critic Kevin Whitehead provides lively, insightful answers to these and many other fascinating questions, offering an entertaining guide for both novice listeners and long-time fans. Organized chronologically in a convenient question and answer format, this terrific resource makes jazz accessible to a broad audience, and especially to readers who've found the music bewildering or best left to the experts. Yet Why Jazz? is much more thanJazzAnalysis, appreciationBop (Music)History and criticismJazzAnalysis, appreciation.Bop (Music)History and criticism.781.65Whitehead Kevin1577365MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785347003321Why jazz3855923UNINA