Ted Gioia
From Library Journal:
Beginning with details provided from firsthand accounts of slave dances in
the early 19th-century New Orleans, Gioia relates the story of African
American music from its roots in Africa to the international respect it
enjoys today. Styles that developed in such hotbeds as New Orleans,
Chicago, Kansas City, and New York are considered along with the
artists that personify these styles. With the arrival of more white
musicians, such as Benny Goodman in the Swing Era, jazz achieved the
height of mass popularity.
This was quickly followed by the more experimental modern jazz movement, with artists like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie redefining the music and moving beyond entertainment into the realm of "serious" music. This well-researched, extensively annotated volume covers the major trends and personalities that have shaped jazz. The excellent bibliography and list of recommended listening make this a valuable purchase for libraries building a jazz collection.Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.
From The Reader's Catalog:
The author of West Coast Jazz takes on the whole phenomenon, from the
slave dances held in New Orleans's Congo Square to the post-modernist
profusion at the Knitting Factory. Gioia provides portraits of the great jazz
players and commentary on their music along with descriptions of the
varied venues in which the music has flourished, while also considering
other important questions, such as its relation to racial politics and
technological innovation
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
ONE The Prehistory of Jazz..........................................3
TWO New Orleans Jazz...............................................29
THREE The Jazz Age.................................................55
FOUR Harlem........................................................93
FIVE The Swing Era................................................135
SIX Modern Jazz...................................................199
SEVEN The Fragmentation of Jazz Styles............................277
EIGHT Freedom and Beyond..........................................337
Notes..............................................................397
Further Reading....................................................407
Recommended Listening..............................................411
Aknowledgments....................................................427
Index..............................................................429
Index of Songs and Albums..........................................459
History of Jazz