A New History of Jazz - Revised and Updated Edition

Klappentext In this major update of the acclaimed and award-winning jazz history! Alyn Shipton challenges many of the assumptions that surround the birth and growth of jazz music. Zusammenfassung Challenges various assumptions that surround the birth and growth of jazz music. This book also re-evaluates the transition from swing to be-bop, asking just how political this supposed modern jazz revolution actually was. It includes sections on Latin Jazz, and the repertory movement.

Product details

• Authors: Alyn Shipton, Alyn L. Shipton
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2008
• EAN: 9780826429728
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-2972-8
• No. of pages: 816
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 55 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Jazz