{"product_id":"early-jazz-its-roots-and-musical-development-9780195040432","title":"Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gunther Schuller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarly Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the seminal books on American jazz, ranging from the beginnings of jazz as a distinct musical style at the turn of the century to its first great flowering in the 1930s. Schuller explores the music of the great jazz soloists of the twenties--Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and others--and the big bands and arrangers--Fletcher Henderson, Bennie Moten, and especially Duke Ellington--placing their music in the context of the other musical cultures of the twentieth century and offering analyses of many great jazz recordings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eEarly Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e provides a musical tour of the early American jazz world. A classic study, it is both a splendid introduction for students and an insightful guide for scholars, musicians, and jazz aficionados.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47615279136919,"sku":"9780195040432","price":1931.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195040432.webp?v=1775099499","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/early-jazz-its-roots-and-musical-development-9780195040432","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}