0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology

Buy Now

Jazz Icons - Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,449
Discovery Miles 24 490
You Save: R293 (11%)
Jazz Icons - Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition (Hardcover): Tony Whyton

Jazz Icons - Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition (Hardcover)

Tony Whyton

 (sign in to rate)
Was R2,742 Loot Price R2,449 Discovery Miles 24 490 | Repayment Terms: R230 pm x 12* You Save R293 (11%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

Today, jazz history is dominated by iconic figures who have taken on an almost God-like status. From Satchmo to Duke, Bird to Trane, these legendary jazzmen form the backbone of the jazz tradition. Jazz icons not only provide musicians and audiences with figureheads to revere but have also come to stand for a number of values and beliefs that shape our view of the music itself. Jazz Icons explores the growing significance of icons in jazz and discusses the reasons why the music's history is increasingly dependent on the legacies of 'great men'. Using a series of individual case studies, Whyton examines the influence of jazz icons through different forms of historical mediation, including the recording, language, image and myth. The book encourages readers to take a fresh look at their relationship with iconic figures of the past and challenges many of the dominant narratives in jazz today.

General

Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2010
First published: 2010
Authors: Tony Whyton (Dr)
Dimensions: 253 x 181 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-89645-0
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
Books > Music > Theory of music & musicology > General
Promotions
LSN: 0-521-89645-2
Barcode: 9780521896450

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Feel Free - Essays
Zadie Smith Paperback  (1)
R348 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180
Dylan Goes Electric - Newport, Seeger…
Elijah Wald Paperback R330 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950
Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM…
Abrsm Sheet music R337 Discovery Miles 3 370
Theory of Music Workbook Grade 1 (2007)
Trinity College London Staple bound R251 Discovery Miles 2 510
A Theory of Music Analysis - On…
Dora A. Hanninen Hardcover R3,116 Discovery Miles 31 160
Discovering Music Theory, The ABRSM…
Abrsm Sheet music  (1)
R324 Discovery Miles 3 240
Technique of Orchestration, The…
Kent Kennan, Donald Grantham Paperback R2,242 Discovery Miles 22 420
Songlines Presents...The Music of Latin…
Songlines magazine Paperback R347 Discovery Miles 3 470
Musicals magazine - The World of Musical…
Sarah Kirkup Paperback R347 Discovery Miles 3 470
Alfred's Basic Piano Prep Course Theory…
Willard A Palmer, Morton Manus, … Staple bound R263 R246 Discovery Miles 2 460
Days With the Great Composers: Chopin…
unknownauthor Paperback R460 Discovery Miles 4 600
The Look of Jazz
David Harvey Hardcover R878 Discovery Miles 8 780

See more

Partners