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Jazz

By Gary Giddins , Scott DeVeaux

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2009
ISBN
039397880X, 9780393978803
LCC
ML3508 .D47 2009
Google Books ID
UBLcPQAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL22659413M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26678817 bytes)
Edition
College Edition
Pages
642\642
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

A vivid history of jazz in a classroom text by two exceptional authors—a leading scholar and a respected critic.Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux write with intellectual bite, eloquence, and the passion of unabashed fans. They explain what jazz is, where it came from, how it works, and who created it, all within the broader context of American life and culture.

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