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Una guida completa alle grandi canzoni e composizioni che costituiscono la struttura portante della musica jazz e la lingua comune degli interpreti di questo genere di tutti i paesi e di tutte le epoche. Da "Ain't Misbehavin'" e "Autumn in New York" a "Fly Me to the Moon", "Sophisticated Lady" e "I Can't Give You Anything but Love": la storia, le caratteristiche, le versioni più celebri di oltre 250 successi che spaziano dai grandi classici di Broadway alle più famose melodie di jazzisti del calibro di Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington e John Coltrane. Per ciascuno standard, Gioia fornisce al lettore una quantità di notizie storiche interessanti, aneddoti coloriti, dettagli tecnici e indicazioni di ascolto. Più di 2.000 incisioni consigliate, in un volume adatto tanto alla lettura quanto alla consultazione.
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- Pagine: 493
- Data di uscita: 25-06-2015
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I love this book. I really enjoy Ted Gioia and his writing style. I have read all of his books, but this one is one of my favorites. Jazz is a brilliant art form. Jazz stands as the classical music produced from the United States, and created from African American creativity and ingenuity. The music Leggi tutto
Disclosure: I was one of the folks that Ted Gioia came to for editing help and suggestions as this book came together. That said, this is a really remarkable musical history, a collection of anecdotes, observations, reviews and performance tips for classic tunes in the jazz repertoire. In many cases Leggi tutto
The jazz umbrella encompasses an extensive repertoire from the boogie woogie generation of the 1920’s to the dancehall swing era of the ‘40s, the beboppers of the ‘50s to the avant garde bards of the ‘60s, the fusionists of the ‘70s and right up to present day with the likes of modern day improviser Leggi tutto
"The Jazz Standards" (2012) by Ted Gioia is so exceptional, either as a resource or a straight read, I'm unsure how to begin praising it. I'll settle for a partial list. * It is uniformly well written. "We live in an age of anorexic melodies." That's the author on popular music circa 2012. His book b Leggi tutto
Totally a fun and very educational read. Plan to spend a few months using it to make playlists and really do some listening. Taught me tons about both classic songs and jazz interpretations. Sent me off in a lot of new directions to hear things I hadn't heard before.
A terrific book, a nice companion to Alec Wilder's "American Popular Song." Gioia's prose is elegant and understated, his insights into the pieces and their history are deep (and sometimes quite funny), and his listening recommendations are spot-on.
I was lucky to find a new copy of this book in a used bookstore when it first came out – it's a book made for browsing, lingering, then stopping with a specific song. Gioia's commentary on the composition and popular history of these standards never wastes a word. It's a quick sketch leading you bac Leggi tutto
This is an indispensible Reference Guide – I read straight through it a few months ago, loved it, and have referred back to it a few times since, as I work on specific songs in depth. Also helpful is that this book explains the year each song was written, what was the origin of the song, what each s Leggi tutto
The following review was originally published in the online newspaper The Orkney News in January 2024. Link here. https://theorkneynews.scot/2024/01/29... Hello once again to my readers! Happy new year to one and all! Now my first audio review of the new year will be something somewhat unexpected and Leggi tutto
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