 Jazz
For Dummies® by Dirk Sutro, Barney Kessel
Get into the
swing of things with this friendly, boppin' guide to bebop and
beyond. Written in a style that's as hip as the music itself,
Jazz For Dummies lays down the rich history and soulful
sounds of jazz, from Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong to Charlie
Parker, John Coltrane, and Wynton Marsalis. You'll discover the
straight-up lowdown on jazz in all its different styles and eras,
from the earliest days in New Orleans to the cutting-edge sounds
of today's progressive and avant-garde musicians, along with biographies
of all the significant jazz men and women over the last 80 years.
Check out author (and former Los Angeles Times jazz critic)
Dirk Sutro's list of the most trustworthy jazz labels, the best
spots to catch some live jazz from coast to coast, and resources
for further jazz enlightenment...plus some sound advice for 100
recommended jazz titles to start your collection and an audio
CD with more than an hour's worth of great jazz, from Jelly Roll
Morton's pioneering "Thirty-Fifth St. Blues" to saxophone
colossus Sonny Rollins' "Way Out West."
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