Annual Review of Jazz Studies 8: 1996

Special Edition on Jazz Theory

AvHenry Martin

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

Now in paperback! Showcases professional work in the arena of jazz theory. Among the contributors are scholars of jazz theory as well as musicians, including four of the founding members of the jazz section of the Society for Music Theory.The articles offer a close analysis of a wide variety of jazz styles and span the years from the 1920s to the 1960s. Feature articles include analyses of the music of Johnny Dodds, Charlie Parker, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, an overview of jazz theory that examines its history and purpose, a discussion of linear intervallic patterns in the jazz repertory, and a review of scientific analyses of jazz microrhythms. Of great interest to jazz theorists, performers, educators and critics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-10-21
Mått:182 x 214 x 23 mm
Vikt:381 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Annual Review of Jazz Studies
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:Scarecrow Press
ISBN:9780810849730

Utforska kategorier

Musik och kultur inom Barn och ungdom
Populärmusik inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Henry Martin directs music theory and composition for the Mannes-New School Jazz Program, and is the Associate Editor for the Annual Review of Jazz Studies. Martin is the author of Charlie Parker and Thematic Improvisation (Scarecrow 1996). In addition, his award-winning composition, Preludes and Fugues, was recently released by GM Recordings and features pianist David Buechner.

Recensioner i media

Martin's approach here as editor is an intelligent one; the articles tend to embrace several levels of theory at once, and the serious listener, player, or student should find this volume worthwhile.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 MAIN ARTICLESChapter 2 Jazz Theory—An OverviewChapter 3 Blurring the Barline: Metric Displacement in the Piano Solos of Herbie HancockChapter 4 Blues for You, Johnny: Johnny Dodds and His "Wild Man Blues" Recordings of 1927 and 1928Chapter 5 Linear Intervallic Patterns in Jazz RepertoryChapter 7 Microrhythms in Jazz: A Review of PapersChapter 8 The Art of Charlie Parker's RhetoricChapter 9 John Coltrane's Meditations Suite—A Study in SymmetryChapter 10 Outrageous Clusters: Dissonant Semitonal Cells in the Music of Thelonious MonkChapter 11 PEDAGOGICAL SECTIONChapter 12 How Weird Can Things Get? (Maps for Pantonal Improvisation)Chapter 13 Hearing chordsChapter 14 Transcribing a Solo Using a Tape Constructed from a Compact Disc Player with A/B Repeat FunctionChapter 15 BOOK REVIEWChapter 16 Barry Kernfeld's What To Listen For in Jazz (Yale)Chapter 17 CO REVIEWChapter 18 Bill Kirchner's Big Band Renaissance (Smithsonian)