This addition to the Chambers Arts Library takes the series in a new direction, exploring the origins and development of jazz music from its 17th century roots to the present day. Vividly illustrated throughout, it features panels on topics of interest jazz harmony, big bands and important figures in the history of jazz Duke Ellington, Miles Davis.
This is a quite useful book to get a grip on the conventional concepts about jazz history. If you are keen on Jazz and want to get the basic facts about some of the stuff, this might be a common-man's introduction to this culture.
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