Piazza, Tom, 1955-

The guide to classic recorded jazz / Tom Piazza. - Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, �1995. - 1 online resource (xviii, 391 pages)

Includes index.

New Orleans polyphony, the original Dixieland Jazz Band -- The development of the swing big band, the straight four-four time feel, and the science of riffing -- The develpment of bebop and why it sounded different from what came before. Bebop small-group styles of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, et al. Late-1950s changes in group structure, harmony, and rhythm. Modal playing, pianoless groups -- Soloists -- The reed section -- Tenors -- The piano.

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English.

1587291886 9781587291883




Jazz--Discography.
Sound recordings--Reviews.
Jazz--Discographie.
Enregistrements sonores--Comptes rendus.
Disques compacts--Comptes rendus.
MUSIC.
Jazz.
Sound recordings.
Jazz
Music.
Music, Dance, Drama & Film.
Music Literature.


Discographies.
Reviews.
Electronic books.

ML156.4.J3 / P53 1995eb

016.78165/0266