Keeping Time: Readings in Jazz History
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Editor: Robert WalserEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-11-19
ISBN: 0195091736
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: well-written and easy to read
Summary: 5 Stars
We used this book in our graduate seminar on jazz. It was so interesting that even before class started I had finished reading the book. Many topics are discussed (roots of jazz, definitions of jazz, hip vs square, future of jazz), many important historical articles are reprinted, many major musicians are interviewed and quoted, and each writing is preceded by a clear explanation by the author of the issues discussed. The selction of topics, the breadth of knowledge given, and the flow of the book, are what make it great.
Summary of Keeping Time: Readings in Jazz History
Drawing from contemporary journalism, reviews, program notes, memoirs, interviews, and other sources, Keeping Time lets you experience, first hand, the controversies and critical issues that have accompanied jazz from its very birth. In the end, the focus here remains on how the music works and why people have cared about it. Keeping Time will increase one's historical awareness of jazz even as it provokes lively discussion among jazz aficionados, whether in clubs, concert halls, or classrooms.General Books
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