The Chronicle of Jazz

By Mervyn Cooke

Book Overview

This guide covers the whole history of jazz, from its early balancing of African and European influences, through the formative years in New Orleans and Chicago, the rise of the big bands in New York, to be-bop, the post-war proliferation of styles from a new generation - hard bop, West Coast, cool, free jazz, modal jazz, fusion and crossover - and today's acceptance of jazz as a music that uniquely defies conventional categories like high and low.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500203180
• ISBN13: 9780500203187
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Insight

I first stumbled upon this book at my local library. I enjoyed it so much I just had to have my own copy. Everyone knows the story of how Blues, Jazz, & Rock-n-Roll developed. But this resource fills in the details. The chronological format is a wonderful help to understanding the development of American music and it's details in the stream of time.