How to Listen to Jazz [Written by Ted Gioia]

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/302813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Listen to Jazz Author: Ted Gioia Narrator: Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 19, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz (Wall Street Journal) In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative sounds to the jazz-rock fusion of Miles Davis, Gioia covers the music's history and reveals the building blocks of improvisation. A true love letter to jazz by a foremost expert, How to Listen to Jazz is a must-read for anyone who's ever wanted to understand and better appreciate America's greatest contribution to music. "Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees." -- Economist