PREFACE

PART I Understanding Jazz

Chapter 1 The Nature of Jazz

That Four Letter Word
Defining Jazz
Jazz Styles Timeline
Chapter Summary

Chapter 2 The Elements of Jazz

Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
Texture
Form
Improvisation
Chapter Summary
Study Questions

Chapter 3 Listening to Jazz

Performance Practice
Understanding the Performance
Describing the Performance
The Jam Session
Video Blues
Chapter Summary
Study Questions

Chapter 4 The Roots of Jazz

Out of Africa: The Significance of African Music to Jazz
Early American Vocal Music
Getting the Blues
W.C. Handy -“Father of the Blues” (1873-1958)
Ragtime
Brass Bands
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

PART II Classic Jazz

Chapter 5 Jazz Takes Root

New Orleans-The Birthplace of Jazz
Early Artists and Their Recordings
The Pianists
The Reception of Early Jazz
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 6 The Jazz Age: From Chicago to New York

South Side of Chicago
And On the Other Side of Town
The Chicago Sound
New Orleans Rhythm Kings (N.O.R.K.)
A Few Among Many
Boogie-Woogie, Eight to the Bar
Chicago Jazz in Retrospect
The Decline of the Chicago Era
New York and the Harlem Renaissance
Marketing Jazz
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 7 The Swing Era: Jazz at Its Peak

The Depths of the Depression
The Country Recovers
The Anatomy of Swing Era Jazz Band
Swing in the East
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 8 Mid-West Swing and A Few More Among Many

Mid-West and Southwest Swing
The Success of Big Bands
A Few More Among Many: The Swing Era Singers and Pianists
Traditional Jazz Revival
Conclusion
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

PART III Modern Jazz

Chapter 9 The Bebop Revolution

The End of An Era
The Life-Style and Musical Characteristics
The Birth of Bebop: The First Recordings
A Few Among Many
The Decline of Bebop
Jazz in Perspective
Appendix
Chapter Summary
Appendix
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 10 Be Cool: Fifties and Early Sixties Cool, Intellectual and Abstract Jazz

Characteristics of Cool Jazz
West and East Coast Musicians Who Developed the Cool Sound
A Few More Among Many
Third Stream Jazz
Who Was Popular?
Staying Cool with Jazz in the 1950s
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

PART IV Post-Modern Jazz

Chapter 11 Tradition Meets the Avant-Garde: Moderns and Early Post-Moderns Coexist

The Characteristics of Hard Bop
Defining Post-Modernism
The End of Modern Jazz Heralded by the Beginning of the Post-Moderns
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 12 Miles and Miles of Miles: Miles Davis and His Sidemen

The 1960s: An Age of Peace, Love and War
The Music
The Early Miles
The First Great Quintet
Miles and Gil
The Second Great Quintet
The Electronic Jazz-Rock Fusion Period
Miles Davis Summary
The Davis Sidemen Become Major Forces
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 13 The Electric 1970s and 1980s

Jazz and Rock: The two-way connection
Miles Beyond: Living in the Shadow of Miles Davis
Soul and Pop Instrumental Jazz
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 14 The Unplugged, Eclectic 1970s and 1980s

Long Live Acoustic Jazz
Return of Ex-Patriots Unleash a Return of Acoustic Jazz
Old Bottles, New Wines-Big Bands are Forever
Signs of the Times
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 15 Jazz At The Close Of The Century

The Musical Trends
Contemporary Jazz Scholarship
Profile of the Twenty First Century Jazz Musician
Closing Thoughts
Jazz in Perspective
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Chapter 16 The Afro-Latin and Caribbean Connection

Early Fusions
Modern Jazz Embraces the Afro-Cuban Spirit
Post-Modern Exchanges
The Beat Goes On
Chapter Summary
Study Questions
Suggested Supplementary Listening

Appendix I: GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Appendix II: SUGGESTED JAZZ DVDS AND VIDEOS

Appendix III: CHAPTER NOTES AND ADDITIONAL SOURCES

Supplementary Chapter Found on this OLC

Chapter 17 The Relationship of Jazz to Western Classical Music: A Two-Way Connection

Early Jazz
Modern Classical Composers Embrace Jazz
Third Stream Jazz
Jazz Interpretations of Classical Scores
Jazz and Film Music
Modern Jazz Artists Embrace Classical Music
Jazz Players Who Perform Classical Music
Current Events in Modern Times
Suggested Supplementary Listening