The Story of Jazz (Paperback, Revised)

Beginning with the African musical heritage and its fusion with European forms in the New World, Marshall Stearns's history of jazz guides the reader through work songs, spirituls, ragtime, and the blues, to the birth of jazz in New Orleans and its adoption by St Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, and New York. From swing and bop to the early days of rock, this lively book introduces us to the great musicians and singers and examines jazz's cultural effects on American and the world.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1970
First published:	September 1970
Authors:	Marshall W. Stearns (Professor of English Literature at Hunter College, USA; founder and executive director)
Dimensions:	203 x 135 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	392
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-501269-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
LSN:	0-19-501269-0
Barcode:	9780195012699

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