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The History of Jazz

The History of Jazz

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  • Author：Ted Gioia
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An updated new edition of Ted Gioia's universally acclaimed history of jazz， with a wealth of new insight on this music's past， present， and future。

Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz has been universally hailed as the most comprehensive and accessible history of the genre of all time。 Acclaimed by jazz critics and fans alike， this magnificent work is now available in an up-to-date third edition that covers the latest developments in the jazz world and revisits virtually every aspect of the music。

Gioia's story of jazz brilliantly portrays the most legendary jazz players， the breakthrough styles， and the scenes in which they evolved。 From Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club， Miles Davis's legendary 1955 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival， and Ornette Coleman's experiments with atonality to current innovators such as Kamasi Washington and Esperanza Spalding， Gioia takes readers on a sweeping journey through the history of jazz。 As he traces the music through the swamp lands of the Mississippi Delta， the red light district of New Orleans， the rent parties of Harlem， the speakeasies of Chicago， and other key locales of jazz history， Gioia also makes the social contexts in which the music was born come alive。

This new edition finally brings the often overlooked women who shaped the genre into the spotlight and traces the recent developments that have led to an upswing of jazz in contemporary mainstream culture。 As it chronicles jazz from its beginnings and most iconic figures to its latest dialogues with popular music， the developments of the digital age， and new commercial successes， Gioia's History of Jazz reasserts its status as the most authoritative survey of this fascinating music。

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Reviews

Ina Groovie ，

Interesante mirada， ultra canónica eso sí， sobre las y los arquitectos del jazz。 Me gustaría leer una antología de este autor que refiriera a músicos del 2000 en adelante。

Daniel B Grimsey ，

It's quite an achievement to take one of the most exciting forms of music of the 20th century， filled with some of the century's most interesting characters， and make it so boring。It doesn't help that Ted seems to care only for such things as technical proficiency， so that whenever he sniffs a molecule of fun in the air he suddenly gets all snooty， and whenever he finds an excuse to write "Goldberg variations" （which given that the "Goldberg Variations" is Bach and therefore not jazz at all is r It's quite an achievement to take one of the most exciting forms of music of the 20th century， filled with some of the century's most interesting characters， and make it so boring。It doesn't help that Ted seems to care only for such things as technical proficiency， so that whenever he sniffs a molecule of fun in the air he suddenly gets all snooty， and whenever he finds an excuse to write "Goldberg variations" （which given that the "Goldberg Variations" is Bach and therefore not jazz at all is remarkably often） he gets weirdly excited。 Sadly this does not make for an enjoyable read。 。。。more

Sarah Dunmire ，

This is a pretty readable history of jazz。 At times， the multitude of names got to be a bit much， and he clearly likes bebop。 There could have been more labeled sections and pictures to supplement the writing。 I was disappointed by the lack of women’s contributions to jazz。 For example， Ella Fitzgerald had one paragraph to herself。。。Given how broad a scope， it was pretty well done。 Occasionally too florid writing， but usually a good style。

Alexis ，

Superbe cours sur l'histoire du Jazz。 Gioia nous fait tomber en amour avec la musique。 Merci ！ Superbe cours sur l'histoire du Jazz。 Gioia nous fait tomber en amour avec la musique。 Merci ！ 。。。more

Germán Moya ，

Esta semana， ante la ausencia de novedades literarias， me he dado un capricho que tenía ganas de hacer desde hace tiempo。 He leído una historia del Jazz， conjugando la lectura con la audición de los autores que aparecen en esta ambiciosa y documentada obra divulgativos。 Esto， que hace unos años era complejo y caro， ahora， con Apple Music， Spotify， Amazon Music， etc。， es fácil。 Ha sido una pasada y un disfrute para finalizar las vacaciones。 No voy a decir que ahora me gusta todo el jazz porque ha Esta semana， ante la ausencia de novedades literarias， me he dado un capricho que tenía ganas de hacer desde hace tiempo。 He leído una historia del Jazz， conjugando la lectura con la audición de los autores que aparecen en esta ambiciosa y documentada obra divulgativos。 Esto， que hace unos años era complejo y caro， ahora， con Apple Music， Spotify， Amazon Music， etc。， es fácil。 Ha sido una pasada y un disfrute para finalizar las vacaciones。 No voy a decir que ahora me gusta todo el jazz porque haya leído esto， ni mucho menos， pero sí que， entendiéndolo mejor y conociendo su evolución， se disfruta más de las líneas o las diversas tendencias del jazz que siempre me han atraído， el cool， modal， jazz-rock， etc。 El jazz siempre me ha atraído mucho y sé que nunca lo he entendido lo suficiente。 Después de leer esto， tampoco creo que lo vaya a entender， pero sí disfruto más y conozco la historia de muchos grandes que lo han hecho evolucionar。No se es más erudito en la música porque a uno le guste el jazz más o menos， en modo alguno， pero sí que estoy agradecido al reguetón y a todos estos grupos poperos nuevos que se oyen en la radio， de vocalistas que parece que les lacera la costura de los calzoncillós， porque， por pura insoportabilidad， me han puesto el foco en el jazz。Y es que hay cosas que， como el reguetón， el Barsa o los escraches que defendiera algún político hace unos años， sin duda， habiendo nacido sin esa vocación， consiguen últimamente， proporcionarme placeres insospechados。En cuanto al libro， hay muchos nombres， evidentemente y la línea temporal se rompe demasiado， pero aún así， es fácil seguirlo。 Conocer， aunque sea brevemente， biografías como las de Charlie Parker， Duke Elington， Miles Davis， Billie Hollyday， Robert Johnson， Scott Joplin， Benny Goodman， Louis Armstron， Bix Beiderbecke， y tantos y tantos otros， merece la pena。 。。。more

Kent ，

This is a great introduction into the world of jazz history that surveys most of the top influencers of the genre from the very beginning all the way into the 70's and 80's。 It is well written and easy to read， while still being very informative and enjoyable。 Even if you're already well acquainted with many jazz artists， this is a good option to learn where they all grab their influences from。 Check it out。 This is a great introduction into the world of jazz history that surveys most of the top influencers of the genre from the very beginning all the way into the 70's and 80's。 It is well written and easy to read， while still being very informative and enjoyable。 Even if you're already well acquainted with many jazz artists， this is a good option to learn where they all grab their influences from。 Check it out。 。。。more

Tim ，

The jazz spirit is one of constant evolution and progression and really many genres contain the same "spirit" if we're still drawing lines between different styles。 The beauty of the jazz spirit is seen maybe most prominently in anything current。 It's the spirit of evolution and mixing of styles that constantly creates and recreates the present。 Music is also a snapshot of time - from the recording technology available， to arrangements， production style， societal context， the artist's progressio The jazz spirit is one of constant evolution and progression and really many genres contain the same "spirit" if we're still drawing lines between different styles。 The beauty of the jazz spirit is seen maybe most prominently in anything current。 It's the spirit of evolution and mixing of styles that constantly creates and recreates the present。 Music is also a snapshot of time - from the recording technology available， to arrangements， production style， societal context， the artist's progression， it's just one image。 That's why its' impossible to re-create albums or periods or the magic of the perfect solo。 It happened， it's done， it was beautiful， let's appreciate it but also look ahead。 That's my perception of the jazz mentality or spirit by whatever name you use for it to resonate with you。 It's a microcosm of reality - everything progresses， transcending yet including what came before。 I've been listening to jazz casually for decades， but outside of a reasonable selection of major artists and albums I only dabbled。 These past 6 months I've immersed myself into a serious study of so many of the artists I've overlooked and only had a surface understanding of previously。 I could listen for the rest of my life to this one "genre" and only scratch the surface。 This book is incredibly valuable as a primer or foundation to understand the genre。 The artists highlighted are essential and you'll have a good grasp of the genre if you study everyone mentioned here。 Yet it was very academic （to me） so I knocked off a star。 I appreciate writers who grasp the spiritual， emotional and non-tangible elements that make music what it is。 He addresses this somewhat in prioritizing the emotion of performances， but there's not a lot of indication of a deep understanding of societal influences on the music。 I didn't gain anything particularly new in that area and the inspirational processes in music making are what adds that authenticity that makes a recorded piece or style timeless。 。。。more

Mike ，

Well written and comprehensive。 This is the A to Z of jazz history。 A little familiarity with some of musicians helps to form a deeper picture of the prose， but regardless， I feel like a jazz scholar now。 I recommend having Youtube or something similar nearby so play some of the artists and albums mentioned in the book to put the descriptions into meaning。

Zo ，

Many of his critical points are hard to follow for a musicological neophyte like myself， but I nonetheless found this to be an excellent entry point into the world of jazz。 It does a good job blending historical storytelling， biographical color about the key figures， and extensive musical analysis。 The primary focus is the music -- which is what I was looking for -- and it left me with a much better sense of the evolution of jazz music， and where my own tastes lie （at least for now）。 Most import Many of his critical points are hard to follow for a musicological neophyte like myself， but I nonetheless found this to be an excellent entry point into the world of jazz。 It does a good job blending historical storytelling， biographical color about the key figures， and extensive musical analysis。 The primary focus is the music -- which is what I was looking for -- and it left me with a much better sense of the evolution of jazz music， and where my own tastes lie （at least for now）。 Most importantly， I exit the book excited to listen to reams of music I didn't previously have any understanding， or appreciation， of。 。。。more

Ignatius Vonnegut ，

Very fullfilling read！

Adam ，

Absolutely spectacular。 Rich， powerful， and thorough for anyone with knowledge of the genre， but it's accessible and welcoming for newbies。 Gioia is a clear-headed writer who wants to share the joy of jazz with people。 Like any good writer or communicator， he doesn't hide his own stylistic loyalties， but he also doesn't proclaim them from the rooftops。 The words leap off the page with humor， pathos， and passion - especially when discussing the life and talents of the artists who died long before Absolutely spectacular。 Rich， powerful， and thorough for anyone with knowledge of the genre， but it's accessible and welcoming for newbies。 Gioia is a clear-headed writer who wants to share the joy of jazz with people。 Like any good writer or communicator， he doesn't hide his own stylistic loyalties， but he also doesn't proclaim them from the rooftops。 The words leap off the page with humor， pathos， and passion - especially when discussing the life and talents of the artists who died long before they should have。 A stunning tour de force， each chapter could serve as the foundational text for an entire semester of a music history course。 。。。more

Dan ，

But with the passing years， jazz has become more an attitude than a static body of practices， more an openness to the possible than a slavish devotion to the time honored， and no single city or country or region can contain its omnivorous appetite。 Looking back at the first century of jazz's history， its most identifiable trademark may simply be this unwillingness to sit still， this mandate to absorb other sounds and influences， this destiny as a music of flux and fusion。 As such， all addresses But with the passing years， jazz has become more an attitude than a static body of practices， more an openness to the possible than a slavish devotion to the time honored， and no single city or country or region can contain its omnivorous appetite。 Looking back at the first century of jazz's history， its most identifiable trademark may simply be this unwillingness to sit still， this mandate to absorb other sounds and influences， this destiny as a music of flux and fusion。 As such， all addresses are its home， but none are likely to be its resting place。I thoroughly enjoyed Gioia's foray into the history of jazz。 His is a leisurely， scholarly approach which tries to address all topics。 Of course， regarding jazz， covering "all tangential and direct topics" is simply impossible--but Gioia certainly tries。 What I really enjoyed was Gioia's defense of people and music which have been glossed over or even maligned by subsequent critics。 Of course there would be someone named Whiteman whose "knack for public relations" in the 1920s "led to his being dubbed the 'King of Jazz。'" Gioia is quick to note the absurdity of the claim， showing it was dismissed as early as 1931 when the first major book on jazz was dedicated to "Louis Armstrong， the real King of Jazz。" Then， a page later， Gioia notes the following: "But another， jazzier side of Whiteman deserves to be celebrated， one that is too often forgotten or dismissed out of hand these days。" Gioia continually navigates between "hipster lore" and evidence， between stereotypes and talent。 It's dense reading， but Gioia is a good， insightful author。 As he notes: The historian who hopes to come to grips with the powerful currents of creativity in modern times must learn to deal with these composite art forms on their own terms or not at all。 There is no high road on the postmodern map， just a myriad of intersecting and diverging paths。I was initially confused by his paths， unable to fathom why he organized the material in such a fashion until I began to work through it。 Gioia's system not only clarifies trends and movements but provides an approach which allows for investigating divergences and tangents in the approach and performance of this protean music--divergences and tangents which Gioia shows often impact the "big picture。" After this book， I am more comfortable with my "jazz chronology" and more aware of how my favorite jazz works fit into the history of the genre。This book is not for everyone。 The book will not turn the non-jazz-orientated jazzy。 This book is for those with an itch to better understand the genre of jazz。 I discovered new jazz artists， new jazz genres， to explore and enjoy--and， of course， jazz trends I will continue to avoid。 I plan to explore more of Gioia's work in the area。 。。。more

Normster ，

Perfect book for Jazz lovers。 I recommend reading it slowly so you can enjoy the music， musicians and styles at the same time you are reading about it。 I made a full playlist of the book and I loved it！After reading this book I understand and enjoy Jazz more deeply but if you are not into Jazz try an other book because this will be hard for you to read。

Scott J Pearson ，

As chronicled in this work， jazz is currently experiencing a resurgence as artists all over the world are using its elements to launch new musical sounds。 Gioia captures this momentum by updating his celebrated second edition by Oxford University Press into a new third edition。 In so doing， he continues to push forward scholarship about jazz while providing a tour de force of its history to interested readers。In nearly 600 packed pages， Gioia analyzes the music of every important jazz artist and As chronicled in this work， jazz is currently experiencing a resurgence as artists all over the world are using its elements to launch new musical sounds。 Gioia captures this momentum by updating his celebrated second edition by Oxford University Press into a new third edition。 In so doing， he continues to push forward scholarship about jazz while providing a tour de force of its history to interested readers。In nearly 600 packed pages， Gioia analyzes the music of every important jazz artist and her/his place in jazz history。 While at times this approach can get repetitive， most times， I left the book to download some music by an artist newly found to me。 Gioia could have provided a bit more of an overarching narrative about jazz history in general。 Instead， it reads as a list of disconnected artists and movements， but perhaps this is the author’s view of jazz itself。I have not read prior editions （which were celebrated on their own）， but by page count alone， this edition seems longer and more comprehensive than the others。 As such， interested readers and fans of the jazz idiom will be grateful for more of a good thing。 Everyone is covered – from Buddy Bolden and Scott Joplin to Diana Krall and Norah Jones。 As musical instruments， technologies， and cultures have risen and evolved， so has jazz been present for every step of the way， as this book clearly communicates。This work （written by an American writer， published by a British press about a global phenomenon） stands to reach many audiences。 Musicians of high taste are able to cherry-pick elements that might help their musical evolution。 Fans are able to extend their musical tastes into new areas with new sounds。 Cultural observers are able to reach into the details of musical history。 Even a global audience are able to see how jazz continues to impact Europe， Asia， Latin America， and even Africa。I’m only a fan of both music and history; I’m no musical scholar or musician。 Nonetheless， this book bettered my musical tastes。 It contains some technical terms about music that I had either to glance over or to look up。 It brings to life the music of this genre and the people behind it。 Reading a meticulously researched history allows me to place the variegated sounds of jazz into the appropriate cultural context。 My music library has grown dramatically as Gioia’s words inspired me to examine certain artists firsthand。 Reading this book has been an enriching experience。 。。。more

Adrian Fingleton ，

This is a BIG book that chronicles the history of Jazz， mostly in America。 It's incredibly dense and - I would say - rather indigestible at times。 I 'read' it （I dipped in and out） having watched the Ken Burns 12 parter of the same name， so it consolidated some of what I had already learned。 It's incredibly comprehensive and lists all of the main jazz players and how their artistic careers criss-crossed。 It's really a reference book， but a very definitive one。 I learned a lot from reading it， wh This is a BIG book that chronicles the history of Jazz， mostly in America。 It's incredibly dense and - I would say - rather indigestible at times。 I 'read' it （I dipped in and out） having watched the Ken Burns 12 parter of the same name， so it consolidated some of what I had already learned。 It's incredibly comprehensive and lists all of the main jazz players and how their artistic careers criss-crossed。 It's really a reference book， but a very definitive one。 I learned a lot from reading it， which I guess is what I was hoping for。 。。。more

Sohan ，

দশে দশই দিতাম তবে একটি কারনে দিতে পারছি না আর তা হল বইটির ভেতরে অধ্যায়গুলো সাজানো না ভালোভাবে। এতো মোটা একটা বই！ বাপরে！ Jazz নিয়ে যে এতো ইতিহাস ফিতিহাশ লেখা হয় জানতাম না। Jazz অনুরাগি হওয়ার দরুন জানতে হল। লুইস আর্মস্ট্রং থেকে এলা ফিটজেরাল্ড， ডরিস ডে， ফ্রাঙ্ক সিনাত্রা， মাইলস ডেভিস ইত্যাদি ইত্যাদি ছিল এতদিন আমার প্লে-লিস্টে। খুব জানতে ইচ্ছা হল， এই ধারার শুরু কোথায়？ কারা এর আদি গুরু？ Buddy Bolden কিংবা Jelly Roll Morton এঁদের মতো রথী মহারথীদের সাথে পরিচিত হওয়া বেশ জরুরী ছিল। বিশেষ করে The Kin দশে দশই দিতাম তবে একটি কারনে দিতে পারছি না আর তা হল বইটির ভেতরে অধ্যায়গুলো সাজানো না ভালোভাবে। এতো মোটা একটা বই！ বাপরে！ Jazz নিয়ে যে এতো ইতিহাস ফিতিহাশ লেখা হয় জানতাম না। Jazz অনুরাগি হওয়ার দরুন জানতে হল। লুইস আর্মস্ট্রং থেকে এলা ফিটজেরাল্ড， ডরিস ডে， ফ্রাঙ্ক সিনাত্রা， মাইলস ডেভিস ইত্যাদি ইত্যাদি ছিল এতদিন আমার প্লে-লিস্টে। খুব জানতে ইচ্ছা হল， এই ধারার শুরু কোথায়？ কারা এর আদি গুরু？ Buddy Bolden কিংবা Jelly Roll Morton এঁদের মতো রথী মহারথীদের সাথে পরিচিত হওয়া বেশ জরুরী ছিল। বিশেষ করে The King of Swing খ্যাত Benny Goodman এঁর সাথে। বলা হয়ে থাকে ১৯৩৮ সালে তাঁর বিখ্যাত কনসার্ট "The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert" ইতিহাসের সেরা কনসার্টগুলোর অন্যতম। Ragtime সম্পর্কে জানতাম না। Jazz এর মধ্যে যে নানান form আছে জানা ছিল না। William Krell এর Mississippi Rag আমার দারুন লেগেছে। একটা ব্যাপার খেয়াল করলাম， জ্যাজ শিল্প গড়ে উঠেছে যেন একটি নদীকে কেন্দ্র করে। জোর দিয়ে বলা যায় মিসিসিপি নদীর ব্যাপক প্রভাব জ্যাজ শিল্পে। আমাদের সংস্কৃতিতে যেমন দেখি গঙ্গা যমুনার প্রভাব তেমনি জ্যাজ শিল্পের আঁতুড়ঘর New Orleans এর পেট চিরে বেরিয়ে যাওয়া মিসিসিপি নদীর রয়েছে দারুন প্রভাব এই সঙ্গীতে। যেমন Jo Stafford এর গাওয়া Just a little bit more（1948） এর একটা পঙতি হল， '。。。Compared to my love， my dear。。。。。。The Mississippi River's just a stream。。。'এরকম আরও অনেক উদাহরণ আছে।Ring Shout ছিল আফ্রিকান দাসদের ধর্মীয় রিচুয়াল বা গীতি（যা এখনো কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ গির্জাগুলোতে পালিত হয়）， কিছু ঐতিহাসিকগন বলে থাকেন এই Ring Shout থেকেই মূলত বিবর্তিত হয়েছে জ্যাজ শিল্প（Blues， Swings etc。）মূলত আফ্রিকান সঙ্গীতের আমেরিকায়নই ছিল জ্যাজের ভিত্তিমূল। যেটাকে বলা হয় Syncretism。 দুটি ভিন্ন সংস্কৃতির মধ্যে একটা মার্জ। 。。。more

Utsob Roy ，

জ্যাজ， সম্ভবত দুনিয়ার সবচেয়ে সর্বগ্রাসী সঙ্গীত। নিউ অরলিয়েন্সের বাডি বোল্ডেন আর কিং অলিভারের মত আফ্রিকান-আমেরিকানরা খানিকটা র‍্যাগটাইম， খানিকটা ব্লুজ অনুপ্রাণিত হয়ে যে সঙ্গীতের ধারা সৃষ্টি করলেন， আর্মস্ট্রং পর্যন্ত মাত্র এক প্রজন্মেই তার চেহারা গেলো অনেকটা বদলে। এরা কেউ-ই হয়ত পরের যুগের বপ， কুল বা সৌল জ্যাজের কথা ভাবতে পারেননি।শিল্পে সাধারণত ডিকটেটরশিপই চলে। ডেমোক্রেসি যদিও বা কিছু থাকে মনে হয় সবচেয়ে বেশি আছে জ্যাজেই। জ্যাজে যারা সাইডম্যান， তারা শুধু গৎবাঁধা নোট বাজিয়ে যায় না। জ্যাজের স জ্যাজ， সম্ভবত দুনিয়ার সবচেয়ে সর্বগ্রাসী সঙ্গীত। নিউ অরলিয়েন্সের বাডি বোল্ডেন আর কিং অলিভারের মত আফ্রিকান-আমেরিকানরা খানিকটা র‍্যাগটাইম， খানিকটা ব্লুজ অনুপ্রাণিত হয়ে যে সঙ্গীতের ধারা সৃষ্টি করলেন， আর্মস্ট্রং পর্যন্ত মাত্র এক প্রজন্মেই তার চেহারা গেলো অনেকটা বদলে। এরা কেউ-ই হয়ত পরের যুগের বপ， কুল বা সৌল জ্যাজের কথা ভাবতে পারেননি।শিল্পে সাধারণত ডিকটেটরশিপই চলে। ডেমোক্রেসি যদিও বা কিছু থাকে মনে হয় সবচেয়ে বেশি আছে জ্যাজেই। জ্যাজে যারা সাইডম্যান， তারা শুধু গৎবাঁধা নোট বাজিয়ে যায় না। জ্যাজের সাথে অন্য সঙ্গীতের পার্থক্য করতে গেলে এইটেই মনে হয় সবচেয়ে বড় ব্যাপার।জ্যাজ্ শোনা যখন বাড়িয়েছি তখন একটা জিনিস খেয়াল করলাম যে দুটো মিউজিক， দুটোই জ্যাজ， কিন্তু আমার অনভ্যস্ত কানে কোনোভাবেই একটার সাথে আরেকটা মেলানো গেলো না！ সে সঙ্গীতকে দোষারোপ না করে বরং নিজের জানার ঘাটতি মনে করে এই বইটি হাতে নিলাম। খুবই সুপাঠ্য বই， এবং আমি মনে করছি উদ্দেশ্য সফল। যেকোনো শিল্পের ষোল আনা （আমাদের মত লোকের ক্ষেত্রে আট আনা） উপলব্ধির জন্য 'কনটেক্সট' জানা প্রয়োজন। এই বইটি আমায় সে দরকারি জিনিসটাই দিল। আর দিলো শোনার জন্য বিশাল তালিকা। 。。。more

Ihor Pryshlyak ，

Дуже цікава книга。 Можна багато паралелей робити з рок сценої і входження її у період пост-модернізму

J。 Shaskan ，

A classic case of an author losing clarity by providing too many details。 The book also has an annoying tone to it， pretentious and pompous: “Perhaps the subdued and steady rhythms of modern office music - and is not Muzak the work song of our own age？- serve today to exert a subtle control over the white-collar worker of post- industrialized society” （11）。

Sam ，

Seemingly smoky， sultry and a lot naughty; it's not。 It's a textbook。 There are some stories of jazz musicians playing it fast and loose but the whole of the book remains true to Jazz History and nothing more。 I can complain about how it was organized and wish it focused more on the titans of each jazz era extending from ragtime to acid jazz， but again the individuals in history were trumped for the evolution of the music， which brings me to a new beef。 If we're going to focus on the music and i Seemingly smoky， sultry and a lot naughty; it's not。 It's a textbook。 There are some stories of jazz musicians playing it fast and loose but the whole of the book remains true to Jazz History and nothing more。 I can complain about how it was organized and wish it focused more on the titans of each jazz era extending from ragtime to acid jazz， but again the individuals in history were trumped for the evolution of the music， which brings me to a new beef。 If we're going to focus on the music and its evolution why not talk more deeply about the foundations of the music and analyze it， explaining "theoretically" how the music evolved rather than， "Oh， during the bebop era， musicians played fast and hot。" Damn， my two year old could decipher that from a quick listen。 Besides the tempo and construction of combos to big bands， how was the music different？ And if it wasn't， then go farther into culture and maybe lead each era with a Coltrane。 I'm still glad I read it。 Ted， sound work here。 。。。more

Kate Taylor ，

Excellent book on the history of jazz music that also incorporates an overview of US and black cultural history。 One slight niggle: pretty much whole chapters are given over to Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker （deservedly so） but I feel he skimmed on John Coltrane， Bill Evans， Sonny Rollins and （to a lesser extent， but still） Miles Davies who seemed to be over and done with in a sub chapter。 There’s a list of recommended tracks at the back of the book - I suggest creating a playlist and listen Excellent book on the history of jazz music that also incorporates an overview of US and black cultural history。 One slight niggle: pretty much whole chapters are given over to Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker （deservedly so） but I feel he skimmed on John Coltrane， Bill Evans， Sonny Rollins and （to a lesser extent， but still） Miles Davies who seemed to be over and done with in a sub chapter。 There’s a list of recommended tracks at the back of the book - I suggest creating a playlist and listening along to whilst reading。 。。。more

Gabriel Phillips ，

Reading this book took me about 2 years because of the sheer amount of content and insight it contains。 Excellent and essential piece chronicling jazz history that leaves you with plenty of music to listen to afterwards。

Hope Lewellen ，

Having Amazon music unlimited has been a perfect companion to this book。 Once an artist and song is mentioned I just jump over and can usually find it on Amazon music。 It’s been really great and I’m enjoying this book so much。

Ron Peters ，

My interests in jazz mainly focus on Be Bop and spill over to Cool Jazz and bits of Hard Bop， but I listen to a bit of everything， and I enjoy at least sampling the many other flavours of jazz。 Gioia is both highly informative and a good jumping off point for further study。Reading Gioia is like having Ken Burns’ Jazz in book form。 The advantage of Burns is the whole audio-visual thing。 The advantage of Gioia is that he can go into more detail and explore more by-ways than can ever fit in a docum My interests in jazz mainly focus on Be Bop and spill over to Cool Jazz and bits of Hard Bop， but I listen to a bit of everything， and I enjoy at least sampling the many other flavours of jazz。 Gioia is both highly informative and a good jumping off point for further study。Reading Gioia is like having Ken Burns’ Jazz in book form。 The advantage of Burns is the whole audio-visual thing。 The advantage of Gioia is that he can go into more detail and explore more by-ways than can ever fit in a documentary。 Supplement your reading of Gioia with liberal side-visits to YouTube， and Gioia wins hands down。Gioia’s approach includes history， biography， and suggested performances。 He also offers musical analyses and gives you the social and cultural contexts needed to position jazz in the rest of the world， musical and otherwise。 He covers topics that don’t usually get much depth， such as jazz pianists and drummers。Gioia covers the waterfront。 The chapters are as follows: 1） The Prehistory of Jazz， 2） New Orleans Jazz， 3） The Jazz Age， 4） Harlem， 5） The Swing Era， 6） Modern Jazz [Be Bop]， 7） The Fragmentation of Jazz Styles， 8） Freedom and Fusion， 9） Traditionalists and Postmodernists， and 10） Jazz in the New Millennium。 There are also further readings and recommended listenings。 。。。more

Sophia Alexis Books ，

Read for school

Margaret Janssen ，

Very factual read。 Felt kind of like a textbook。

Michael ，

Dense and Exhaustive - but also very well organized and I was impressed with how Gioia balanced overall trends with short bios of individuals who created certain types of Jazz music。 Not a light read by any stretch， but I now feel like I have a general grasp of the growth and evolution of Jazz music [5/5 stars]

Sarah Paolantonio ，

I decided to kick off the new year （and new decade， I guess！） by reading a new genre of music writing。 I am a seasoned jazz listener， since I first started， freshman year of college， with Charlie Parker: it was something to write history papers to。 Something I could "trust and ignore。" I became a jazz DJ that year to avoid the overnight hours assigned to freshman and threw myself into the world of jazz。 My interests since then have always been with Miles， Parker， Monk， and Mingus。 I've recently I decided to kick off the new year （and new decade， I guess！） by reading a new genre of music writing。 I am a seasoned jazz listener， since I first started， freshman year of college， with Charlie Parker: it was something to write history papers to。 Something I could "trust and ignore。" I became a jazz DJ that year to avoid the overnight hours assigned to freshman and threw myself into the world of jazz。 My interests since then have always been with Miles， Parker， Monk， and Mingus。 I've recently branched out and always enjoyed swing， but Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz， Second Edition is a great place to start。 First of all this is a University Press book （Oxford s/o UPs！）， so it is a dense read。 It covers A LOT of ground。 The first chapter is 'The Prehistory of Jazz' with a sub-header: The Africanization of American Music。 So this book goes way back and starts from a literal beginning of， what I now believe to be， the first American genre。 （Which could be tied for first with country music， after watching Ken Burns' Country Music series on PBS--great！！--which takes a lot of instrumentation and performance from jazz。 But really， I think they birthed around the same-ish time。） The history itself of how music travels from one continent to another （the beginning is always Africa。 90% if not all music comes from Africa because of the slave trade） and how it changes between culture and language。 With jazz， the beginning is the melting pot of New Orleans where Afro-Cuban， Caribbean， French， European， and African traditions found a home。 Each genre of jazz， which I was completely unaware of， has it's own chapter。 The book is organized chronologically。 I could've used more pictures， but here we are。 I wanted to read for the music writing but not only did I chose a University Press book， which are historically more all-encompassing and academic， but a 'complete' history of。。。 book， so it wasn't that kind of read。 Translating how jazz sounds onto the page is complicated。 Performing jazz is a complicated， technical skill。 Writing about it mirrors just that: the descriptions are more about time， patterns， poly rhythms， and theory。 There are a few lines about "buttery trombones" and "controlled violence" which I am literally here for， but the writing itself is complex。 I did a lot of simultaneous listening and reading， just so I knew what I was trying to understand。 I highly recommend this approach。 A lot of the information is presented with lists of personnel， who recorded what for which label， what live performance did what for the genre， and who was there。 Lots of covers and tributes paid to artists and songs past （not unlike hip-hop and horror， jazz is a genre of art that ALWAYS pays tribute and homage to its beginnings） I did not recognize 95% of the artists mentioned （and made note of all of them， about halfway through the swing chapter。 I started a playlist featuring every player mentioned。 It's a work in progress。 Copy-paste: https://open。spotify。com/playlist/12x。。。。） Jazz is very much about who's who， so a lot of the content can feel like an overwhelming encyclopedia。 Sometimes it's best to breeze through if only to push on。 There's A LOT of ground to cover。 Personally this was a reading feat。 I had been admiring this book for a while， contemplating which book on jazz to begin with。 It seemed like the best all around history， and if I'm going to go， I'll go big。 I thought many times I would never get through it， but slow and steady wins。 It took me a whole month， but was very satisfying to finish。 If you are a beginner to jazz， it's a perfect book if you really want the whole meal。 Each chapter features many sections on the pioneer of their sound， covering a small biography of artists: Armstrong， Jelly Roll， Dizzy， Getz， Bechet， Ellington， Goodman， Parker， Coltrane， Evans， Miles， Monk， Marsalis， and on and on and on。 Many of these men died tragically in freak accidents （a surprising amount！） （many， many， mostly men: nature of the beast） and many from drug and alcohol abuse。 （The first female big band leader， born in China and raised in Japan， Toshiko Akiyoshi is a pure thrill to listen to。 A true giant of the piano！） The nature of the genre's rise and challenges mirrors a lot with popular and rock music， where there's always a new generation sending a hero up the pop charts， so says Paul Simon。 Jazz has just been around longer than rock and pop so it's lived the cycle many times over。 The last two chapters felt the easiest to read maybe because I had finally found a groove with the text but also because Gioia really starts to fly。 There is so much information and the world jazz section is boiled down to just a few pages or so。 （It deserves its own playlist。） I'm sure there are entire books on it out there， this was just a primer。 The last big genre of jazz he sits with is postmodern。 The bands I was first introduced to by way of college jazz radio circa 2006， Medeski Martin and Wood and The Bad Plus， are merely glossed over but I felt proud to recognize a couple names。 Modern artists like Nels Cline get a basic shout out。 He spends time with Nora Jones when discussing modern vocalists。 I hadn't considered her since my sister's CD of Come Away With Me。 This book would also be easy to pick up and put down over a long period of time。 But I am a reader who can only read one book at a time or I won't read any at all。 I can't recommend it enough。 It will sit with me for a long time and I look forward to exploring the genre further。 Cheers， Ted！ 。。。more

Eric Blanc ，

A thoughtful， sophisticated survey of jazz history。 So many times I found myself wanting more on a given subject or artist， but there is so much ground to cover that it couldn’t really be otherwise。 One could dig very deep in the world of jazz simply by reading this book， following up on the notes， and listening to recommended recordings。 As close to definitive as I can imagine in this fluid art form。

Coty Taylor ，

Ted Gioia， a fine pianist and jazz-lover， succeeded in presenting the rich， intricate history of America’s music in about 400 pages。 The main highlight of this book is how Gioia manages to expand on the innovations of seminal musicians （and places） in the jazz art form; he does this by talking about the society， city， and time each artist grew up in， and what/who they were influenced by。 A major theme of Gioia’s style is his ability to succinctly map a ‘web of influence。’ For example， a section Ted Gioia， a fine pianist and jazz-lover， succeeded in presenting the rich， intricate history of America’s music in about 400 pages。 The main highlight of this book is how Gioia manages to expand on the innovations of seminal musicians （and places） in the jazz art form; he does this by talking about the society， city， and time each artist grew up in， and what/who they were influenced by。 A major theme of Gioia’s style is his ability to succinctly map a ‘web of influence。’ For example， a section about Lester Young considers what musicians he was listening to， playing with， what made him innovative and， therefore， the other jazz giants he affected。 I could actually see this book as a metaphorical flow chart in my head， and the chart got more widespread as the 20th century witnessed jazz’s cross-pollination with other musics of other regions of the globe。 You will read reviews with two main criticisms: 1） “The book expends most of its depth for artists through the 1950s。” Sort of， and for a good reason。 Louis Armstrong， Benny Goodman， Duke Ellington， Charlie Parker， Miles Davis， and Ornette Coleman simply pushed jazz to the extremes in a short amount of time。 By the start of the ‘60s， jazz was capable of mirroring the Civil Rights Movement， so it got freer and freer， which pushed the music to its fringes。 There have， of course， been innovations in the music leading up to the publication of this book， but they were simply not as influential as what the musicians through Coleman had spurred。 2） Speaking of the musicians I just mentioned， another criticism of this book is， “Gioia has a tendency to name-drop。” If you do not know the names I mentioned above， I would not recommend starting with this book but， rather， a Wikipedia article on the development of jazz。 This book attempts to provide a complete glimpse of the music’s impact on musicians， major and minor， and I n doing so， Gioia unapologetically flaunts his breadth of knowledge。 I dig it， but it isn’t for the faint-of-heart if you are not familiar with the music on a basic level。 In conclusion: this book sets out—and， in my opinion， succeeds—in illustrating how America’s very own jazz music has evolved from its disgusting （but beautiful） roots in slavery and oppression to “freedom and beyond。” You will find stories of inequality， heartbreak， and lots of death through this book， but the journey is worth it。 Thank you for reading my review。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The History of Jazz

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The History of Jazz&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The History of Jazz&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0