What to listen for in jazz / Barry Kernfeld.
| Author/creator |
Kernfeld, Barry Dean, 1950- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1995. |
| Description | xvii, 247 pages : music ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Rhythm -- Forms -- Arrangement -- Composition -- Improvisation -- Sound -- Epilogue: an introduction to style -- Appendixes. |
| Abstract | This book provides a thorough, learned, and accessible introduction to jazz, discussing its musical concepts, procedures, and styles and providing the background necessary to fully enjoy this musical art. The book is organized around twenty-one historic jazz recordings - from the New Orleans Rhythm Kings' Tin Roof Blues (1923) to Ornette Coleman's Honeymooners (1987)--that are analyzed in the text and included in a compact disc that accompanies the book. The author draws from these musical works to illustrate jazz rhythm, forms, arrangement, composition, improvisation, style, and sound (recording fidelity, tuning systems, instrumentation, and timbre). Included in the book are more than one hundred notated music examples keyed to the compact disc and a biographical dictionary of musicians who figure prominently on the disc. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY A SOUND RECORDING: MusicLib Media CD-3245. |
| General note | Compact disc in pocket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 206-211) and index. |
| LCCN | 94018324 |
| ISBN | 0300059027 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0300061625 (CD) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3506 .K47 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |