Why jazz? : a concise guide /

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Author / Creator:Whitehead, Kevin.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 172 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11233663
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ISBN:9780199753338
0199753334
0199731187
9780199731183
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144) and index.
Summary:What was the first jazz record? Are jazz solos really improvised? How did jazz lay the groundwork for rock and country music? In Why Jazz?, author and NPR jazz critic Kevin Whitehead provides lively, insightful answers to these and many other fascinating questions, offering an entertaining guide for both novice listeners and long-time fans. Organized chronologically in a convenient question and answer format, this terrific resource makes jazz accessible to a broad audience, and especially to readers who've found the music bewildering or best left to the experts. Yet Why Jazz? is much more than.
Other form:Print version: Whitehead, Kevin. Why jazz?. New York : Oxford University Press, 2011