The NPR curious listener's guide to Jazz / Loren Schoenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schoenberg, Loren, 1958-

Contributor:

National Public Radio (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Physical Description:

xvi, 285 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

National Public Radio curious listener's guide to jazz

Place of Publication:

New York : Berkley Pub. Group, 2002.

Summary:

This concise history of jazz lists the noteworthy composers and musicians, from Jelly Roll Morton and Thelonious Monk to Miles Davis and Charles Mingus, plus classic songs and compositions, the most influential recordings of all time, and a complete guide to jazz terminology and lingo.

Notes:

"A Grand Central Press Book".

"A Perigee book."

Includes discography (pages 201-232), bibliographical references (pages 241-263), and index.

ISBN:

039952794X

OCLC:

49384107