Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945-65

Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945-65

by KennyMathieson (Author)

Synopsis

Examines the important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, this title delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 339
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 01 Aug 1999

ISBN 10: 0862418593
ISBN 13: 9780862418595