Jazz in American Culture

by Burton W. Peretti

Book Overview

The first compact history of jazz to place it within broader context. With an eye on the music, the musicians, and the audience, Mr. Peretti traces the emergence of jazz and follows its progress to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566631424
• ISBN13: 9781566631426
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Informational

I had to read this book for a school research paper. My thesis was to show that the state of society greatly influenced the sounds of Jazz. This book was exactly what I needed to read. It clearly explains the topic that I needed to research. This book is written in English clear enough for even Junior High students to read. I found it interesting and enjoyable. I used to think that I hated anything to do with Jazz, but this book really shows the reader how much of the music Americans like actually evolved from jazz(ex. swing, beebop). This is a good book for jazz lovers, jazz researchers and basically anyone who wants to learn more about the only music which tells the tale of America's stuggles

Introduction to America's History of Jazz

Jazz in American Culture was the first book I purchased in hopes of developing a background of jazz music and artists -- and how it related to our culture.The book has an excellent outline of the history of jazz in the US with brief portions about many influential artists; major occurances in our jazz history; and the different styles of jazz (and what critics thought of them).Although it wasn't a book that I started and couldn't put down, it was still good and worth a read.