How to Listen to Jazz

by Jerry Coker

Book Overview

Since 1900, when jazz---a uniquely American music form---began to evolve, much of its allure and artistic growth has depended on the creative freedom and expressive force that improvisation allows its... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562240005
• ISBN13: 9781562240004
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 999 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Hits the spot with me

There have been so many people and so many styles of jazz in the last 100 years that ones needs a program to distinguish the players and their styles. This book is a help in that. Jerry Coker has better ears than mine and can pick out things ( techniques) that are lost to me. This book is helpful even if you already know something about jazz.