Jazz
Traces the history of jazz from its roots in Africa through the modern era, and includes information about some of the great performers of the genre
Portraits
200 pages : illustrations, portraits, music ; 22 cm.
9780500203187, 0500203180
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Out of Africa
Ragtime and its influence
From New Orleans to Chicago
The virtuoso: Louis Armstrong
The rise and fall of the big band
The composer: Duke Ellington
Be-bop and hard bop
The innovator: Miles Davis and his influence
Free jazz and the avante-garde
Jazz-rock fusion and its aftermath