The Jazz Standards - A Guide to the Repertoire (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. In this second edition, Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists. The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most important jazz compositions, telling the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at the club or on the radio will find this book indispensable. Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be a handy guide, as it outlines the standards' history and significance and tells how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists. Students learning about jazz standards will find it to be a go-to reference work for these cornerstones of the repertoire. This book is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Ted Gioia (Independent Scholar)
Dimensions:	243 x 164 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	608
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-008717-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Music > Techniques of music > General
LSN:	0-19-008717-X
Barcode:	9780190087173

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