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DESCRIPTION
The Book Of Jazz: A Guide To The Entire Field by Leonard Feather is a comprehensive introduction to jazz, written by one of the most influential jazz critics, historians and broadcasters of the twentieth century. Feather examines the origins and development of jazz, its major styles and performers, the roles of different instruments and the techniques that distinguish jazz from other forms of music.

The book also explores improvisation, arranging, rhythm, the blues, jazz singing and the relationship between jazz and race in America. Musical examples are included throughout, with material relating to artists including Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Art Tatum and Bud Powell.

This 1959 Meridian Books edition was the first Meridian paperback printing of the work, which had originally appeared in hardcover in 1957.

Author: Leonard Feather
Title: The Book Of Jazz: A Guide To The Entire Field
Library Of Congress Catalog Card No.: 59-7183
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1959
Publisher: Meridian Books, Inc.
Edition: First Meridian Paperback Printing
No. Pages: 280
Printed In: USA
Subject: Jazz / Music History / Jazz Musicians / Improvisation / Music Reference
Language: English

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CONDITION
Good - Clearly used but fully intact. Age-related yellowing and staining are present.
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