Teach Yourself Jazz - online guidebook

For the beginning player, with sheet music samples

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	CONTENTS
	Chapter Page 1. Getting acquainted with Jazz 1 2. What is Jazz? 5 3. How Jazz Developed . 10 4. Nature and the Pitchfork . . 19 5. New Orleans . 25 6. The Exodus . . 36 7. Chicago and the Jazz Age . . 42 8. 'The Dots' . . 47 9. Jazz Harmony 51 10. Jazz Piano . . 66 11. Swing and the Big Band . 73 12. Modern Trends . 80 13. Revivalism . 93 14. Listening and Playing Appendix "A"— 98 The National Jazz Federation 105 Appendix "B"—Jazz Gramophone Records . 107 Appendix "C"—Books about Jazz . 135 Appended "D"—Jazz Periodicals 137 Appendix "E"—Some Examples of Jazz Style . . . . 139