Product Description: Jazz, from its origins until World War II, was America s hot new music of the 20th century, and this music spread like wildfire to Europe and beyond. Shortly after the war ended a calming influence manifested itself in jazz and a new genre emerged with its own soundscape and quickly rose to worldwide popularity and influence Cool Jazz...read more

Product Description: Frank Tirro, autor de la celebrada Historia del jazz clásico (Ma non troppo), que se ha convertido ya en la obra de referencia para los amantes del jazz, nos ofrece ahora una mirada profunda y detallada de la historia del jazz moderno, desde la II Guerra Mundial hasta nuestros días, desde la revolución del bebop hasta las Ã...read more

The Humanities provides an overview of the liberal arts, including literature, art, music, philosophy, and history. The book comes equipped with numerous pedagogical aids, including a web site that features 50–60 art images.Each volume begins with a "Chronicle of Events," which provides a timetable of key events in world history. "Continuities" sections—which cover political life, religion, art, music, and writing—summarize each part of the text by reviewing the lasting contributions of each society.

Product Description: Book by Witt, Mary Ann Frese, Brown, Charlotte Vestal, Dunbar, Roberta Ann, Tirro, Frank, Witt, Ronald, Cell, John

Product Description: Book by Witt, Mary A, Brown, Charlotte V., Dunbar, Roberta Ann, Tirro, Frank, Witt, Ronald G.

A chronicle of jazz, revised to include new developments in the music since 1960, features discussions of the interactions of jazz musicians and their music and profiles of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, and others. (view table of contents)

An account of the great movements, moments, and personalities in the history of jazz, from African roots to current styles, draws on a variety of enlightening sources and perspectives (view table of contents)