The effect of jazz upon American culture and the American character has been all-pervasive. This superlative history is the first and the most renowned systematic outline of the evolution of this unique American musical phenomenon. Stearns begins with the joining of the African Negro's musical heritage with European forms and the birth of jazz in New Orleans then follows its course through the era of swing and bop to the beginnings of rock in the 50s, vividly depicting the great innovators, and covering such technical ...
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The effect of jazz upon American culture and the American character has been all-pervasive. This superlative history is the first and the most renowned systematic outline of the evolution of this unique American musical phenomenon. Stearns begins with the joining of the African Negro's musical heritage with European forms and the birth of jazz in New Orleans then follows its course through the era of swing and bop to the beginnings of rock in the 50s, vividly depicting the great innovators, and covering such technical elements as the music's form and structure.
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Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. 379pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pages age-toned with foxing on edges, a few pages with one or two lines crossed out with ink, wrappers rubbed and slightly creased, very good. A Galaxy Book, GB331.
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Photos. Good + No Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 6th. printing, orig. pub. 1956. Clean, few lib. marks, spine taped with gray tape and has orig. title strip, little wear, clean. Innards are clean & tight.379 pp.
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