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Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz, 1945-65
Mathieson K
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Description for Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz, 1945-65
Paperback. Examines the important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, this title delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Giant Steps examines the most important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, Giant Steps subsequently delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. The music of each of these great masters is examined in detail and will provide both a fine introduction for the large audience newly attracted to the music but unsure of their direction through it, as well as an entertaining and informative read for those with ... Read more
Giant Steps examines the most important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, Giant Steps subsequently delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. The music of each of these great masters is examined in detail and will provide both a fine introduction for the large audience newly attracted to the music but unsure of their direction through it, as well as an entertaining and informative read for those with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate U.S./Payback Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780862418595
SKU
V9780862418595
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About Mathieson K
Kenny Mathieson is the author of Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945-1965 and Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. He was born near Glasgow, and now lives in the Highlands of Scotland. He studied American and English literature at the University of East Anglia, graduating with a PhD in 1983. He has been a freelance ... Read more
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