Jazz Styles

JAZZ STYLES The Background and the Present -- Appreciating jazz improvisation; early jazz, swing, bop, birth of the cool, West Coast style, hard bop, free jazz, jazz/rock, big bands. Added Features - A guide to record buying; step-by-step explanations of how jazz is made; illustrations of instruments; notations of representative jazz rhythmic and harmonic figures; the latest, most up-to-date information on groups and recordings.