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245 10 a| Thinking in jazz :b| the infinite art of improvisation /c| Paul F. Berliner.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 1994.;

300 a| xix, 883 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Chicago studies in ethnomusicology;

504 a| Includes discography (pages 827-832), filmography (pages 833-835), bibliographical references (pages 837-850), and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: Picking notes out of thin air? Improvisation and its study -- pt. I. Initial preparations for jazz. Love at first sound: early musical environment ; Hangin' out and jammin': the jazz community as an educational system -- pt. II. Cultivating the soloist's skills. A very structured thing: jazz compositions as vehicles for improvisation ; Getting your vocabulary straight: learning models for solo formulation ; Seeing out a bit: expanding upon early influences ; The more ways you have of thinking: conventional rhythmic and theoretical improvisation approaches ; Conversing with the piece: initial routines applying improvisation approaches to form ; Composing in the moment: the inner dialogue and the tale ; Improvisation and precomposition: the eternal cycle ; The never-ending state of getting there: soloing ability, ideals, and evaluations -- pt. III. Collective aspects of improvisation. Arranging pieces: decisions in rehearsal ; Adding to arrangements: conventions guiding the rhythm section ; Give and take: the collective conversation and musical journey ; When the music's happening and when it's not: evaluating group performances ; The lives of bands: conflict resolution and artistic development -- pt. IV. Additional factors affecting improvisation, and epilogue. Vibes and venues: interacting with different audiences in different settings ; Epilogue: Jazz as a way of life -- pt. V. Music texts. Appendix A: House Congressional Resolution 57 ; Appendix B: List of artists interviewed.;

520 a| The product of more than fifteen years of immersion in the jazz world, Thinking in Jazz combines participant observation with detailed musicological analysis, the author's experience as a jazz trumpeter, interpretations of published material by scholars and performers, and, above all, original data from interviews with more than fifty professional musicians: bassists George Duvivier and Rufus Reid; drummers Max Roach, Ronald Shannon Jackson, and Akira Tana; guitarist Emily Remler; pianists Tommy Flanagan and Barry Harris; saxophonists Lou Donaldson, Lee Konitz, and James Moody; trombonist Curtis Fuller; trumpeters Doc Cheatham, Art Farmer, Wynton Marsalis, and Red Rodney; vocalists Carmen Lundy and Vea Williams; and others. Together, the interviews provide insight into the production of jazz by great artists like Betty Carter, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Charlie Parker.;

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Thinking in jazz : the infinite art of improvisation / Paul F. Berliner.

Author/creator	Berliner, Paul
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.
Description	xix, 883 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Jazz--History and criticism. Improvisation (Music) Jazz musicians--Interviews.

Series	Chicago studies in ethnomusicology Chicago studies in ethnomusicology. ^A261178
Contents	Introduction: Picking notes out of thin air? Improvisation and its study -- pt. I. Initial preparations for jazz. Love at first sound: early musical environment ; Hangin' out and jammin': the jazz community as an educational system -- pt. II. Cultivating the soloist's skills. A very structured thing: jazz compositions as vehicles for improvisation ; Getting your vocabulary straight: learning models for solo formulation ; Seeing out a bit: expanding upon early influences ; The more ways you have of thinking: conventional rhythmic and theoretical improvisation approaches ; Conversing with the piece: initial routines applying improvisation approaches to form ; Composing in the moment: the inner dialogue and the tale ; Improvisation and precomposition: the eternal cycle ; The never-ending state of getting there: soloing ability, ideals, and evaluations -- pt. III. Collective aspects of improvisation. Arranging pieces: decisions in rehearsal ; Adding to arrangements: conventions guiding the rhythm section ; Give and take: the collective conversation and musical journey ; When the music's happening and when it's not: evaluating group performances ; The lives of bands: conflict resolution and artistic development -- pt. IV. Additional factors affecting improvisation, and epilogue. Vibes and venues: interacting with different audiences in different settings ; Epilogue: Jazz as a way of life -- pt. V. Music texts. Appendix A: House Congressional Resolution 57 ; Appendix B: List of artists interviewed.
Abstract	The product of more than fifteen years of immersion in the jazz world, Thinking in Jazz combines participant observation with detailed musicological analysis, the author's experience as a jazz trumpeter, interpretations of published material by scholars and performers, and, above all, original data from interviews with more than fifty professional musicians: bassists George Duvivier and Rufus Reid; drummers Max Roach, Ronald Shannon Jackson, and Akira Tana; guitarist Emily Remler; pianists Tommy Flanagan and Barry Harris; saxophonists Lou Donaldson, Lee Konitz, and James Moody; trombonist Curtis Fuller; trumpeters Doc Cheatham, Art Farmer, Wynton Marsalis, and Red Rodney; vocalists Carmen Lundy and Vea Williams; and others. Together, the interviews provide insight into the production of jazz by great artists like Betty Carter, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, and Charlie Parker.
Local note	Little-309240--305131014229V
Bibliography note	Includes discography (pages 827-832), filmography (pages 833-835), bibliographical references (pages 837-850), and index.
LCCN	93034660
ISBN	0226043800 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0226043819 (paper)

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