How to Listen to Jazz (Revised Edition) 爵士音樂

自 1900 年爵士樂--一種美國獨有的音樂形式--開始發展以來，它的魅力和藝術成長在很大程度上取決於即興演奏給表演者帶來的創作自由和表現力。傑裡-科克爾（Jerry Coker，教師、作曲家/編曲家、著名薩克斯風演奏家）撰寫了《如何聆聽爵士樂》一書，以滿足普通人瞭解即興演奏及其在這種藝術性豐富而又複雜的音樂形式發展過程中的重要性的需要。傑裡-科克爾不依賴過於專業的語言或術語，向讀者展示了如何成為一名知識淵博的爵士樂聽眾--無論您是有抱負的音樂家、學生、爵士樂發燒友還是新聽眾。除了研究爵士樂的結構和解釋在一首樂曲中應注意的品質外，作者還提供了爵士樂發展的完整編年史，從斯科特-喬普林的襤褸衣衫開始；貝西-史密斯（Bessie Smith）、比克斯-比德貝克（Bix Beiderbecke）和路易士-阿姆斯壯（Louis Armstrong）在 20 世紀 20 年代聞名遐邇的新奧爾良風格；本尼-古德曼（Benny Goodman）和阿特-塔圖姆（Art Tatum）的搖擺樂時代；Be-Bop、後 Be-Bop；以及邁爾斯-大衛斯（Miles Davis）、赫比-漢考克（Herbie Hancock）、弗雷迪-哈伯德（Freddie Hubbard）和韋斯-蒙哥馬利（Wes Montgomery）等現代爵士樂大師。此外，《如何聆聽爵士樂》還包括建議錄音清單、即興獨奏部分以及完整的爵士樂術語表，為您提供了完整的爵士樂體驗介紹......音樂和創作者"

作曲家: Jerry Cokerforeword by Jamey Aebersold and David Baker
出版社: Jamey Aebersold Jazz
難度: Intermediate / Advanced;
風格: Jazz
原文簡介:
Since 1900, when jazz---a uniquely American music form---began to evolve, much of its allure and artistic growth has depended on the creative freedom and expressive force that improvisation allows its performers. Jerry Coker (a teacher, composer/arranger, and noted saxophonist) has written How to Listen to Jazz to fill the need for a layman's guide to understanding improvisation and its importance in the development of this artistically rich yet complex music form. Without relying on overly technical language or terms, Jerry Coker shows how you can become a knowledgeable jazz listener---whether you are an aspiring musician, student, jazz aficionado, or new listener. In addition to looking at the structure of jazz and explaining what qualities to look for in a piece, the author provides a complete chronology of the growth of jazz, from its beginnings in the rags of Scott Joplin; the New Orleans style of the 1920s made famous by Bessie Smith, Bix Beiderbecke, and Louis Armstrong; the Swing Era with Benny Goodman, and Art Tatum; Be-Bop, post Be-Bop; to the greats of Modern Jazz, including Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, and Wes Montgomery. Also includes a list of suggested recordings, a section on the improvised solo, and a complete glossary of jazz terms, How to Listen to Jazz offers you a complete introduction to the entire jazz experience . . . the music and those who make it.