Jazz Styles: History & Analysis

Abstract

1. Introduction. I. BASICS OF JAZZ. 2. What Is Jazz? 3. Appreciating Jazz Improvisation. II. PREMODERN JAZZ. 4. Origins of Jazz. 5. Early Jazz. 6. Swing. 7. Duke Ellington. 8. The Count Basie Bands. III. MODERN JAZZ: THE EARLY 1940s TO THE EARLY 1960s. 9. Bop. 10. Cool Jazz. 11. Hard Bop. 12. Miles Davis, His Groups and Sidemen. 13. John Coltrane. IV. MODERN JAZZ: THE EARLY 1960s TO THE EARLY 1990s. 14. 1960s and 70s Avant-Garde and Free Jazz. 15. Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett. 16. Jazz-Rock Fusion. 17. Contemporary Jazz: 1980 to 2005. Appendix: The Elements of Music. Helps nonmusicians understand rhythm, syncopation, polyrhythm, swing eighth notes, scales, keys, tonality, modality, blue notes, chords and chord progressions, tone color. Keyed to the DEMO CD. Appendix: For Musicians. Illustrates chord changes (12-bar blues and turnarounds), modes, comping, ride rhythms, walking bass, rock bass, funk drumming. Chronology of Jazz Styles Chart. Elements of Music. Buying Strategies. Guide to Jazz Videos. Glossary. Supplementary Reading. Sources for Notated Jazz Solos. For Musicians. Index.

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