Bibliograph

The story of jazz, Marshall W. Stearns

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The story of jazz, Marshall W. Stearns

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-357)

Illustrations

platesportraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The story of jazz

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

796749

Responsibility statement

Marshall W. Stearns

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Part one : the pre-history of jazz -- Jazz and West African music -- From Africa to the new world -- The West Indies and the United States -- Part two : New Orleans -- The New Orleans background -- The transition to jazz -- Jazz begins -- Buddy Bolden and the growth of jazz -- Part three : the American background -- The great awakening -- The work song -- The blues -- Minstrelsy -- The spiritual -- Ragtime -- Part four : the jazz age -- The jazz age begins -- The jazz age flourishes -- The jazz age ends -- Part five : jazz yesterday and today -- The swing era -- Bop -- Afro-Cuban music -- Part six : the nature of jazz -- The European tradition : harmony -- Melody and rhythm -- Expressiveness in jazz : a definition -- Part seven : Jazz tomorrow -- The conquest of jazz -- The appeal of jazz -- Jazz and the role of the Negro -- Postscript : the future of jazz

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