Technology and the stylistic evolution of the jazz bass / Peter Dowdall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dowdall, Peter (Musician), author.

Series:

Ashgate popular and folk music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Double bass.

Jazz--History and criticism.

Jazz.

Bass guitar.

Music and technology.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 222 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The bass and the early mechanical roots of jazz (1915

1930)

2. The bass, technology and the development of the rhythm section (1930

1945)

3. The spoils of war and the jazz bass: tape recorders and editing (1945

1960)

4. The electrification of the bass: behold the illegitimate cousin (1954

1970)

5. The jazz bass, multi-track recording technology and fusion (1969

1976)

6. Jaco Pastorius: the electric jazz bass attains respectability (1976-1985)

7. The Young Lions and the technological backlash (1980

1990)

8. Pro Tools, computers and the bass (1990

2005)

9. The future of the jazz bassist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138236561

113823656X

OCLC:

969554249