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The Chronicle of Jazz Hardcover – November 1, 2013

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A year-by-year history of people and events, this lively multi-layered account tells the whole story of jazz music and its personalities. The Chronicle of Jazz charts the evolution of jazz from its roots in Africa and the southern United States to the myriad urban styles heard around the world today, Mervyn Cooke gives us a narrative rich with innovation, experimentation, controversy, and emotion. The book is completely up to date, exploring the exciting recent developments in the world of jazz, from the rise of modern Big Bands and the renaissance of the piano trio to the popular appeal of Jamie Cullum and HBO's Treme. Featuring hundreds of rare images, from record-cover artwork to pictures of live performances, each chronologically arranged section contains special box features on such topics as the unique tonal qualities of the bass clarinet, jazz clubs in Paris, personality sketches, and seminal gigs and albums. A substantial reference section features information on international jazz festivals, a glossary of musical terms, biographies of musicians, and extensive discography, and further reading. A celebration of the most imaginative and enduring music of the last 120 years, The Chronicle of Jazz is an essential work of reference for all music lovers.

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This handsome and attractive volume by music professor and writer Cooke covers the entire history of the jazz medium in one accessible and colorful resource. Critical events and personalities are presented in chronological order, from the origins of ragtime, in 1895, to Millennium Blues, in the present. The scope of place ranges from the American South to all over the world. Although a brief introduction summarizes the history of jazz, the rest of the volume is color coded in the page corners to correspond to labels like “Origins,” “Swing,” “Style and Idea,” and “Innovation and Reaction.” There are no entries and no narrative per se but rather a flow of boxed features and a listing of jazz events, complemented by world sociopolitical events listed in the margins to give context. Landmark recordings, performances, and collaborations mostly make up the events. The boxed features are primarily biographies, descriptions of instruments or musical idioms (like the Harlem stride or bebop), place profiles, or other special topics, such as “Jazz at the Movies.” A reference section at the end enhances usability, with an alphabetical listing of musician biographies, a glossary of musical terms, and an index. Other features are lists of international jazz festivals, recommended listening, and further reading. Tastefully presented period photographs, colorful album covers, and performance pictures add to the allure of this interesting and affordable resource. Recommended for academic, school, and public libraries. --Michael Tosko

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Expanded, Revised edition (November 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199341001
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199341009
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches

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dawn h.

Absolutely beautiful and fantastic book

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2016

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Absolutely beautiful and fantastic book, highly recommend for academic or leisure background on jazz ... well written and well presented! Had access to a copy for free from my University, but wanted to buy my own copy!

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2007

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I first stumbled upon this book at my local library. I enjoyed it so much I just had to have my own copy. Everyone knows the story of how Blues, Jazz, & Rock-n-Roll developed. But this resource fills in the details. The chronological format is a wonderful help to understanding the development of American music and it's details in the stream of time.

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Gail R. Spurlock

Great

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2014

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This was a gift for a friend who has been devoted to Jazz for a lifetime. He was THRILLED with the book.

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Steve Ramm

LARGE and graphically-attractive volume on 12 years of Jazz - but more for the novice than the knowledgeable

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2013

At 347 pages and 3 1/3 pounds (yes, I weighed it!) this book attempts to cover 120 years of jazz history through photos and essays. It was first published in England in 1997 and has been updated to 2011. I'm not sure any of the earlier years were changed but the book is organized chronologically and the years from 1996 through 2011 take up 26 pages. Basically the only notation for 2011 is mention of the HBO series "Treme". The author is a Professor of Music at the University of Nottingham and previously authored Cambridge guides to jazz and opera.

The layout is similar to other large coffee-table books on jazz (and there are many) Rather than a narrative each page is filled with photos or images of record covers and concert programs. All the names you might expect are here: Ellington, Armstrong, Miles Davis, Chick Corea and Wynton Marsalis. The book jacket blurb even touts young British pianist/singer Jamie Cullum as having current popular appeal, though Cullum's career peaked in the US almost 10 years ago.

I'm fairly knowledgeable about jazz history there was little here new to me. And I think a knowledgeable fan will find the same. But I looked at the book as a volume of "Art" and, for that it gets a high rating. It is pretty and there are graphics on every page. The book contains an Index as well as a few pages with 1- or 2-sentence bios.

So, consider this a five star rating on graphics or if you are just testing the waters on jazz and four stars if you know your Miles, Lesters, Ellas and Buddys (Bolden and Rich).

I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.

Steve Ramm
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Edson Ma

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2014

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Great book....!

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