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From Ragtime to the 21st Century
By Joachim-Ernst Berendt, By Günther Huesmann
MUSIC
816 Pages, 6 x 9
Formats: Cloth, Trade Paper, PDF, Mobipocket, EPUB
Cloth, $49.95 (US $49.95) (CA $54.95)
ISBN 9781556528200
Rights: US & CA
Chicago Review Press (Aug 2009)
Lawrence Hill Books
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Considered the most encyclopedic interpretive history of jazz available in one volume for more than 50 years, this reference has been completely revised and expanded to incorporate the dominant styles and musicians since the book’s last publication in 1992, as well as the fruits of current research about earlier periods in the history of jazz. In addition, new chapters have been added on John Zorn, jazz in the 1990s and beyond, samplers, the tuba, the harmonica, non-Western instruments, postmodernist and repertory big bands, how the avant-garde has explored tradition, and many other subjects. This survey of past and current styles, elements, instruments, musicians, singers, and big bands of jazz continues to showcase an art form widely regarded as America’s greatest contribution to the world’s musical culture.
Reviews
“Absolutely superb, probably the best organized book on jazz that I have ever read. Invaluable for reference and truly scholarly as well as entertaining.” —John Hammond, legendary record producer, Columbia RecordsAuthor Biography
Joachim-Ernst Berendt (1922–2000) was an internationally known authority on jazz and the author of more than 20 books. His Jazz Book was first published in 1952 and has been translated into many languages. Günther Huesmann studied musicology, film and television, and pedagogy; a festival organizer and writer for jazz radio shows, he was responsible for the previous revision of The Jazz Book.