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FOREWORD by John "Dizzy" Gillespie vi
PART ONE THE SOURCES
chapter 1 Perspectives and Objectives 3
2 Beginnings 8
3 Big Towns and Brass Bands 20
4 New Orleans—Mainspring or Myth? 30
5 Jazz and Race 39
PART TWO THE INSTRUMENTS, THE SOUNDS, THE PERFORMERS
6 The Piano 57
7 The Trumpet 72
8 The Trombone 79
9 The Clarinet 86
10 The Alto Saxophone 92
11 The Tenor Saxophone 98
12 The Baritone and Other Saxophones 105
13 The Guitar 110
14 The Bass 119
15 The Drums 123
16 The Vibraphone 133
17 The Other Instruments 138
18 The Blues and the Human Voice 145
19 The Small Combos 159
20 The Big Bands 174
21 The Composers and Arrangers 192
PART THREE ITS NATURE
22 The Anatomy of Improvisation 209
PART FOUR ITS FUTURE
23 Horizons: Jazz in 1984 245
Notes 263 |
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Index 267 |
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