{"product_id":"early-jazz-its-roots-and-musical-development-9780195040432","title":"Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development","description":"\u003cem\u003eEarly Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the seminal books on American jazz, ranging from the beginnings of jazz as a distinct musical style at the turn of the century to its first great flowering in the 1930s. Schuller explores the music of the great jazz soloists of the twenties--Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and others--and the big bands and arrangers--Fletcher Henderson, Bennie Moten, and especially Duke Ellington--placing their music in the context of the other musical cultures of the twentieth century and offering analyses of many great jazz recordings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eEarly Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e provides a musical tour of the early American jazz world. A classic study, it is both a splendid introduction for students and an insightful guide for scholars, musicians, and jazz aficionados.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gunther Schuller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.44w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195040432","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45461303066739,"sku":"9780195040432","price":32.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e784d22a-e122-43ba-9167-bae3a8605809.jpg?v=1788864511","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/early-jazz-its-roots-and-musical-development-9780195040432","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}