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Elements of Jazz : From Cakewalks to Fusion

Messenger, Bill. Book on CD - 1998 BOCD 789.5 Me Oversize 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Compact discs.
Lecture 1. Plantation beginnings -- Lecture 2. The rise and fall of ragtime -- Lecture 3. The jazz age -- Lecture 4. Blues -- Lecture 5. The swing era -- Lecture 6. Boogie, big band blues, and bop -- Lecture 7. Modern jazz -- Lecture 8. The ABC's of jazz improvisation.
Lecturer: Bill Messenger.
Presents an overview of jazz, its elements, and its history. Includes performances by various jazz artists.

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PUBLISHED
Springfield, VA : Teaching Co., 1998.
Year Published: 1998
Description: 8 sound discs (approx. 360 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (19 cm.)
Language: English
Format: Book on CD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1598031481
9781598031485

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Teaching Company.

SUBJECTS
Jazz -- History and criticism.
Jazz -- Instruction and study.
Ragtime music -- History and criticism.
Blues (Music) -- History and criticism.
Swing (Music) -- History and criticism.
Boogie woogie (Music) -- History and criticism.
Big band music -- History and criticism.
Bop (Music) -- History and criticism.
Improvisation (Music)