Megill, David W.
Jazz issues: a critical history. / David W. Megill and Paul O.W. Tanner. - Madison, Wis. : Brown & Benchmark, c1995. - xii, 397 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-378), discography (p. 379-381), and index.
Contents: Introduction -- Early influences, prejazz, early jazz -- Early new Orleans Dixieland to swing -- Bop to the present -- An Overview of theoretical concerns -- An Art form in its infancy -- Extemporized ensembles -- Ensemble compostion -- The Engine of popularity -- The Developing mainstream -- Notation and improvisation- a question of balance -- Classical/ jazz distinctions -- Fusion: An art form at risk -- Controversy among stylistic worlds.
0697125718 (pbk.)
93070830
Jazz--History and criticism.
ML3506.M4
781.65/09
Jazz issues: a critical history. / David W. Megill and Paul O.W. Tanner. - Madison, Wis. : Brown & Benchmark, c1995. - xii, 397 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-378), discography (p. 379-381), and index.
Contents: Introduction -- Early influences, prejazz, early jazz -- Early new Orleans Dixieland to swing -- Bop to the present -- An Overview of theoretical concerns -- An Art form in its infancy -- Extemporized ensembles -- Ensemble compostion -- The Engine of popularity -- The Developing mainstream -- Notation and improvisation- a question of balance -- Classical/ jazz distinctions -- Fusion: An art form at risk -- Controversy among stylistic worlds.
0697125718 (pbk.)
93070830
Jazz--History and criticism.
ML3506.M4
781.65/09