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How to Listen to Jazz by Ted Gioia

Jazz is the great American art form, its very essence is predicated on freedom and creativity. Its

sound unequivocally calls forth narratives of past struggles and future dreams. Yet jazz can be as

inscrutable as it is mesmerizing, especially to outsiders who don't know what to make of

improvisation or unexpected shifts in melody or tempo. How does a casual listener learn to

understand and appreciate the nuances between the unapologetic and innovative sounds of Louis

Armstrong, the complexity of Coleman Hawkin's saxophone, and the exotic and alluring

compositions of Duke Ellington? How does Thelonius Monk fit in alongside Benny Goodman and

John Coltrane?

In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively, accessible

introduction to the art of listening to jazz. Covering everything from the music's structure and

history to the basic building blocks of improvisation, Gioia shows exactly what to listen for in a jazz

performance. He shares listening strategies that will help readers understand and appreciate jazz

for the rest of their lives, and provides a history of the major movements in jazz right up to the

present day. He concludes with a guide to 150 elite musicians who are setting the tone for 21st

century jazz.

Both an appreciation and an introduction to jazz by a foremost expert, How to Listen to Jazz is a

must-read for anyone who's ever wanted to understand America's greatest contribution to the

world of music.

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