The New Grove Gospel, Blues and Jazz (The New Grove Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (928 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393303578 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 395 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
lots of names but not much analysis There is good information in this book about the music, but I lost interest when the text became mostly lists of performers.
C. The first three are by Paul Oliver, whose New Grove entry on the Blues is widely regarded as the definitive brief history of the genre. Max Harrison's long entry on Jazz, which has also been extended, draws together the separate strands of the book to discuss the concept of Jazz as a matrix of mutually influential folk and popular styles. William Bolcom's short and definitive article on Ragtime has been revised, and all the bibliographies have been updated to include new and important works.. Similarly, Oliver has revised and recast his coverage of Gospel music, which has been considerably expanded. Noble, Times Literary Supplement The chapters of this book are in roughly chronological sequence: Spirituals, Blues, Gospels, Ragtime, and Jazz. 'Max Harrison surveys the whole history and development of jazz in a concise, well written and well illustrated article together with an extensive bibliography.' Richard D. He has revised and expanded it for this book publication and, in addition, has extended the coverage of his essays on Spirituals in The New Grove to discuss both black and white traditions