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Toward Jazz

By Andre Hodeir

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
1976
ISBN
0306708108
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7495933 bytes)
Series
The Roots of Jazz
Pages
224\240
Topic
Art Music
Time added
2022-04-24 01:17:57

Description

Translated by Noel Burch Foreword, 7 PART ONE/ ON JAZZMEN Chapter 1 / The Bird Is Gone, 15 Chapter 2 / Why Do They Age So Badly?, 19 Chapter 3 / Why Did Ellington “Remake” His Masterpiece?, 24 PART TWO / ON CRITICISM Chapter 4 / Letter on Evolutionism and the Role of Criticism, 35 Chapter 5 / “Where The Last Come First . . .”, 51 Chapter 6 / Letter on The Blues, Improvisation, and the Essence, 57 Chapter 7 / A Formidable Wager, 63 PART THREE / ON GROUP RELATIONS Chapter 8 / Environment, 73 Chapter 9 / Freedom and its Limitations in Improvisation and Composition, 81 PART FOUR / ON WORKS Chapter 10 / The Count Basie Riddle, 97 Chapter 11 / Basie’s Way, 109 Chapter 12 / Benny Carter as I See Him, 117 Chapter 13 / The “Genius” of Art Tatum, 127 Chapter 14 / Bags’ Microgroove, 135 Chapter 15 / A Rebirth of the Ellington Spirit, 151 Chapter 16 / Monk or the Misunderstanding, 156 PART FIVE /LISTENING NOTES Chapter 17 / Commentaries on Five Improvisations, 181 PART SIX / PROSPECTS OF JAZZ Chapter 18 / Popularity or Recognition?, 199 Appendix / Self-critical Notes and Other Particulars, 211 Index, 219

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