The Cambridge Companion to Jazz (Cambridge Companions to Music)

Notes -- Works Cited -- Principal Musicians Cited -- Index. Publisher's Description: The Vibrant World Of Jazz May Be Viewed From Many Perspectives, From Social And Cultural History To Music Analysis, From Economics To Ethnography. It Is Challenging And Exciting Territory, A Multi-disciplinary Endeavour, Drawing In Critical Perspectives From Social And Cultural History To Music Analysis, From Economics To Ethnography. This Volume Of Nineteen Specially Commissioned Essays Provides Informed And Accessible Guidance To The Challenge, Offering The Reader A Range Of Expert Views On The Character, History And Uses Of Jazz. The Book Starts By Considering What Kind Of Identity Jazz Has Acquired And How, And Goes On To Discuss The Crucial Practices That Define Jazz And To Examine Some Specific Moments Of Historical Change And Some Important Issues For Jazz Study. Finally, It Looks At A Set Of Perspectives That Illustrate Different 'takes' On Jazz - Ways In Which Jazz Has Been Valued And Represented. A Brief Chronology Of Jazz -- The Word 'jazz' / Krin Gabbard -- Jazz Times. The Identity Of Jazz / David Horn ; The Jazz Diaspora / Bruce Johnson ; The Jazz Audience / Jed Resula ; Jazz And Dance / Robert P. Crease -- Jazz Practices. Jazz As Musical Practice / Travis A. Jackson ; Jazz As Cultural Practice / Bruce Johnson ; Jazz Improvisation / Ingrid Monson ; Spontaneity And Organisation / Peter J. Martin ; Jazz Among The Classics, And The Case Of Duke Ellington / Mervyn Cooke -- Jazz Changes. 1959, The Beginning Of Beyond / Darius Brubeck ; Free Jazz And The Avant-garde / Jeff Pressing ; Fusions And Crossovers / Stuart Nicholson -- Jazz Soundings. Learning Jazz, Teaching Jazz / David Ake ; History, Myth, And Legend: The Problem Of Early Jazz / David Sagar ; Analysing Jazz / Thomas Owens -- Jazz Takes. Valuing Jazz / Robert Walser ; The Jazz Market / Dave Laing ; Images Of Jazz / Krin Gabbard. Edited By Mervyn Cooke And David Horn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 357-376) And Index. A brief chronology of jazz -- The word 'jazz' / Krin Gabbard -- pt. 1. Jazz times. The identity of jazz / David Horn -- The jazz diaspora / Bruce Johnson -- The jazz audience / Jed Resula -- Jazz and dance / Robert P. Crease. -- pt. 2. Jazz practices. Jazz as musical practice / Travis A. Jackson -- Jazz as cultural practice / Bruce Johnson -- Jazz improvisation / Ingrid Monson -- Spontaneity and organisation / Peter J. Martin -- Jazz among the classics, and the case of Duke Ellington / Mervyn Cooke. -- pt. 3. Jazz changes. 1959, the beginning of beyond / Darius Brubeck -- Free jazz and the avant-garde / Jeff Pressing -- Fusions and crossovers / Stuart Nicholson. -- pt. 4. Jazz soundings. Learning jazz, teaching jazz / David Ake -- History, myth, and legend: the problem of early jazz / David Sagar -- Analysing jazz / Thomas Owens. -- pt. 5. Jazz takes. Valuing jazz / Robert Walser -- The jazz market / Dave Laing -- Images of jazz / Krin Gabbard. pt. 1 A brief chronology of jazz The word 'jazz' / Krin Gabbard Jazz times. The identity of jazz / David Horn The jazz diaspora / Bruce Johnson The jazz audience / Jed Resula Jazz and dance / Robert P. Crease. pt. 2 Jazz practices. Jazz as musical practice / Travis A. Jackson Jazz as cultural practice / Bruce Johnson Jazz improvisation / Ingrid Monson Spontaneity and organisation / Peter J. Martin Jazz among the classics, and the case of Duke Ellington / Mervyn Cooke. pt. 3. Jazz changes. 1959, the beginning of beyond / Darius Brubeck Free jazz and the avant-garde / Jeff Pressing Fusions and crossovers / Stuart Nicholson. pt. 4. Jazz soundings. Learning jazz, teaching jazz / David Ake History, myth, and legend: the problem of early jazz / David Sagar Analysing jazz / Thomas Owens. pt. 5. Jazz takes. Valuing jazz / Robert Walser The jazz market / Dave Laing Images of jazz / Krin Gabbard. The vibrant world of jazz may be viewed from many angles, from social and cultural history to music analysis, from economics to ethnography. It is challenging and exciting territory. This volume of nineteen specially commissioned essays offers informed and accessible guidance to the challenge, taking the reader through a series of five basic subject areas--locating jazz historically and geographically; defining jazz as musical and cultural practice; jazz in performance; the uses of jazz for audiences, markets, education and for other art forms; and the study of jazz.