| Translated by | David Noakes |
| Printed by | Grove Press |
| About/Subject | Jazz |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York |
| Copyright | 1956 |
| First Printing | 1956 |
| This Edition Published | 1956 |
| This Impression | 1956 |
| Pages / Font | 295 pages |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 56-5726 |
| Chapters | Preface, 1
I. INTRODUCTION
Chapter I. THE WORLD OF JAZZ, 7
Chapter II. THE EVOLUTION OF JAZZ AND THE IDEA OF CLASSICISM, 21
II. FROM THE "PRIMITIVES" TO THE "MODERNS"
Chapter III. BLUES AND MILITARY MARCHES, 39
Chapter IV. A GREAT CLASSICAL FIGURE AMONG THE OLDTIMERS (CONCERNING EIGHT RECORDINGS OF THE HOT FIVE), 49
Chapter V. THE ROMANTIC IMAGINATION OF DICKIE WELLS, 63
Chapter VI. A MASTERPIECE: CONCERTO FOR COOTIE, 77
Chapter VII. CHARLIE PARKER AND THE BOP MOVEMENT, 99
Chapter VIII. MILES DAVIS AND THE COOL TENDENCY, 116
III. THE PROBLEM OF IMPROVISATION
Chapter IX. MELODY IN JAZZ, 139
Chapter X. MUSICAL THOUGHT, 158
Chapter XI. NOTES ON THE PROBLEM OF CREATION, 182
IV. THE PROBLEM OF THE ESSENCE OF JAZZ
Chapter XII. THE PHENOMENON OF SWING, 195
Chapter XIII. THE EVOLUTION OF RHYTHMIC CONCEPTIONS, 210
Chapter XIV. THE HANDLING OF SOUND, 224
Chapter XV. THE ESSENCE, 234
V. JAZZ AND EUROPE
Chapter XVI. THE INFLUENCE OF JAZZ ON EUROPEAN MUSIC, 245
VI. CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
Chapter XVII. SITUATION OF MODERN JAZZ AT THE DEATH OF PARKER, 267
Discography, 283
Index, 291 Preface, 1
I. INTRODUCTION
Chapter I. THE WORLD OF JAZZ, 7
Chapter II. THE EVOLUTION OF JAZZ AND THE IDEA OF CLASSICISM, 21
II. FROM THE "PRIMITIVES" TO THE "MODERNS"
Chapter III. BLUES AND MILITARY MARCHES, 39
Chapter IV. A GREAT CLASSICAL FIGURE AMONG THE OLDTIMERS (CONCERNING EIGHT RECORDINGS OF THE HOT FIVE), 49
Chapter V. THE ROMANTIC IMAGINATION OF DICKIE WELLS, 63
Chapter VI. A MASTERPIECE: CONCERTO FOR COOTIE, 77
Chapter VII. CHARLIE PARKER AND THE BOP MOVEMENT, 99
Chapter VIII. MILES DAVIS AND THE COOL TENDENCY, 116
III. THE PROBLEM OF IMPROVISATION
Chapter IX. MELODY IN JAZZ, 139
Chapter X. MUSICAL THOUGHT, 158
Chapter XI. NOTES ON THE PROBLEM OF CREATION, 182
IV. THE PROBLEM OF THE ESSENCE OF JAZZ
Chapter XII. THE PHENOMENON OF SWING, 195
Chapter XIII. THE EVOLUTION OF RHYTHMIC CONCEPTIONS, 210
Chapter XIV. THE HANDLING OF SOUND, 224
Chapter XV. THE ESSENCE, 234
V. JAZZ AND EUROPE
Chapter XVI. THE INFLUENCE OF JAZZ ON EUROPEAN MUSIC, 245
VI. CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
Chapter XVII. SITUATION OF MODERN JAZZ AT THE DEATH OF PARKER, 267
Discography, 283
Index, 291 Show all ▾ |