Teach Yourself Jazz

by Rodney Dale

This well-balanced introduction to the tradition-rich world of jazz offers something for everyone from the beginner to the more experienced musician or listener. Now complete with an audio CD with samples from key works to enhance the listening experience, this new edition looks at the origins and development of jazz and gives insight into its musical structures and the ways in which it is played. It also covers important practitioners and bands and provides readers with extensive advice on starting their own collections of recorded jazz.

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

Reviews

[MillardTeethFilledMaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old-fashioned and a bit outdated, but it does the job ok.