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History of Jazz Music

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - History of
Unabridged

3 hours 11 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A genre born from struggle and innovation—how did jazz revolutionize music? Jazz emerged in the early 20th century, blending African rhythms, blues, and improvisation to create a unique sound. Legends like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis pushed jazz to new heights, influencing countless musicians. This book explores the origins of jazz ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A genre born from struggle and innovation—how did jazz revolutionize music? Jazz emerged in the early 20th century, blending African rhythms, blues, and improvisation to create a unique sound. Legends like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis pushed jazz to new heights, influencing countless musicians. This book explores the origins of jazz
... Read more
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Miles and Me

by Quincy Troupe ...

Narrated by Richard Allen ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

Quincy Troupe's account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an intimate study of a unique relationship. It is also an engrossing chronicle of the author's own development, both artistically and personally. As Davis's collaborator on Miles: The Autobiography, Troupe-one of the major poets to emerge from the 1960s-had exceptional access to the musician. ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

Quincy Troupe's account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an intimate study of a unique relationship. It is also an engrossing chronicle of the author's own development, both artistically and personally. As Davis's collaborator on Miles: The Autobiography, Troupe-one of the major poets to emerge from the 1960s-had exceptional access to the musician.
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On Jazz

A Personal Journey

by Alyn Shipton ...

Narrated by Alyn Shipton ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little more than theory or dry facts, thereby relinquishing the ‘essence’ of the music. This book is different. One of the most influential and internationally ... Read more

$27.43 CAD

Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melodies and rhythms, with its key players and singers discussed by aficionados with a respect that borders on reverence. Some books on jazz offer little more than theory or dry facts, thereby relinquishing the ‘essence’ of the music. This book is different. One of the most influential and internationally
... Read more
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THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH

by Laurence Leamer ...

Narrated by Laurence Leamer ...

Abridged

2 hours 28 min

Every June, in gratitude to their devoted fans, the stars of country music appear at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds to sign autographs for hours and perform during the week called Fan Fair. Though the 1996 Fan Fair was a phenomenal success, for Nashville itself it was also a time of doubt, uncertainty and dramatic change. The week was like a country song: intense, emotional, filled with joy and ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Every June, in gratitude to their devoted fans, the stars of country music appear at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds to sign autographs for hours and perform during the week called Fan Fair. Though the 1996 Fan Fair was a phenomenal success, for Nashville itself it was also a time of doubt, uncertainty and dramatic change. The week was like a country song: intense, emotional, filled with joy and
... Read more
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咖啡杯裡的月色 Moonlight in a Coffee Cup - Bossa Nova

by Neo VX ...

Narrated by Neo VX ...

Unabridged

37 min

《咖啡杯裡的月色》是一張為深夜留白的 Bossa Nova 專輯：刷鼓像呼吸，尼龍弦吉他把節奏放得很輕，鋼琴用溫暖的和聲在杯緣點亮一圈微光。旋律不喧嘩，只在你低頭啜飲、窗外雲影貼著天花板的時刻，慢慢靠近。從「最後一杯」到「散場以後」，每首歌都像一段小小的枕邊話——把城市的噪音收起來，留下月色在咖啡裡微微搖晃。作者：Neo VX 創立於2025年，「以科技帶來音樂的全新溫暖方式」。Neo VX 把複雜的科技，悄悄藏在背後，只留下溫柔的聲音。靈感像遊戲一樣自然出現，讓科技與創意一起，陪伴每一段安心、溫暖的時光。章節：01 After-Hour 下班後02 Clouds On The Ceiling 天花板上的雲朵03 Drift A Little Closer 再靠近一點點04 Last Cup 最後一杯05 Leave 離開06 Midnight Clings 午夜的依戀07 Moon On ... Read more

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《咖啡杯裡的月色》是一張為深夜留白的 Bossa Nova 專輯：刷鼓像呼吸，尼龍弦吉他把節奏放得很輕，鋼琴用溫暖的和聲在杯緣點亮一圈微光。旋律不喧嘩，只在你低頭啜飲、窗外雲影貼著天花板的時刻，慢慢靠近。從「最後一杯」到「散場以後」，每首歌都像一段小小的枕邊話——把城市的噪音收起來，留下月色在咖啡裡微微搖晃。作者：Neo VX 創立於2025年，「以科技帶來音樂的全新溫暖方式」。Neo VX 把複雜的科技，悄悄藏在背後，只留下溫柔的聲音。靈感像遊戲一樣自然出現，讓科技與創意一起，陪伴每一段安心、溫暖的時光。章節：01 After-Hour 下班後02 Clouds On The Ceiling 天花板上的雲朵03 Drift A Little Closer 再靠近一點點04 Last Cup 最後一杯05 Leave 離開06 Midnight Clings 午夜的依戀07 Moon On
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Unapologetic Expression

The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion

by André Marmot, André Marmot ...

Narrated by André Marmot, Saffron Coomber, Theo Solomon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

A CLASH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations to birth of the genre itself.'Not solely a book about jazz, or even a nascent cultural shift; it's a record of a pivotal moment in UK history.'BIG ISSUEBy the end of the last century, jazz music was con... ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

A CLASH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations to birth of the genre itself.'Not solely a book about jazz, or even a nascent cultural shift; it's a record of a pivotal moment in UK history.'BIG ISSUEBy the end of the last century, jazz music was con...
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Shake It, Break It and Hang It on the Wall

by Guy's All Star Shoe Band ...

Unabridged

1 hour

This first and only recording of the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band features Rich Dworsky (piano), Andy Stein (violin, saxophone), Pat Donohue (guitar) and Arnie Kinsella (drums), with guest Garrison Keillor contributing vocals on several tracks. Their repertoire is an irresistible mix of timeless jazz, blues, and pop standards.Tracks:The Weary and Farewell Blues; What a Wonderful World ("The Internet ... Read more

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This first and only recording of the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band features Rich Dworsky (piano), Andy Stein (violin, saxophone), Pat Donohue (guitar) and Arnie Kinsella (drums), with guest Garrison Keillor contributing vocals on several tracks. Their repertoire is an irresistible mix of timeless jazz, blues, and pop standards.Tracks:The Weary and Farewell Blues; What a Wonderful World ("The Internet
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Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten, Folge 8

Mit dem Bebop in die Zukunft des Jazz

by Ernst Weber ...

Narrated by Willi Resetarits ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten
Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

“Things To Come” – so war eine Aufnahme des Trompeters Dizzy Gillespie mit seiner Big Band vom Juli 1946 benannt: “Die Dinge, die da kommen sollten”, das war nicht bloß ein beliebiger Titel, sondern eher schon eine programmatische Ansage. Der neue musikalische Stil, den man Bebop nannte, bedeutete den Aufbruch in eine neue Ära des Jazz. Dessen waren sich die namhaften Vertreter dieser Stilrichtung ... Read more

$7.42 CAD

“Things To Come” – so war eine Aufnahme des Trompeters Dizzy Gillespie mit seiner Big Band vom Juli 1946 benannt: “Die Dinge, die da kommen sollten”, das war nicht bloß ein beliebiger Titel, sondern eher schon eine programmatische Ansage. Der neue musikalische Stil, den man Bebop nannte, bedeutete den Aufbruch in eine neue Ära des Jazz. Dessen waren sich die namhaften Vertreter dieser Stilrichtung
... Read more
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Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis

A Joe Bev Musical Sound Portrait

by Joe Bevilacqua, Joe Bevilacqua, Wynton Marsalis, Donald Newlove, Leonard Lopate, Louis Armstrong ...

Narrated by Joe Bevilacqua, Wynton Marsalis, others ...

Unabridged

59 min

Veteran radio producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this entertaining, informative hour, recorded in the French Quarter of New Orleans and featuring jazz great Wynton Marsalis, jazz author and historian Donald Newlove, WNYC Radio talk show host Leonard Lopate, members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and others. They discuss the origins of jazz and the life and music of legendary trumpeter Louis ... Read more

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Veteran radio producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this entertaining, informative hour, recorded in the French Quarter of New Orleans and featuring jazz great Wynton Marsalis, jazz author and historian Donald Newlove, WNYC Radio talk show host Leonard Lopate, members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and others. They discuss the origins of jazz and the life and music of legendary trumpeter Louis
... Read more
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Miles Davis' Bitches Brew

by George Grella Jr. ...

Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith ...

Series series 33 1/3
Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

It was 1969, and Miles Davis, prince of cool, was on the edge of being left behind by a dynamic generation of young musicians, an important handful of whom had been in his band. Rock music was flying off in every direction, just as America itself seemed about to split at its seams. Following the circumscribed grooves and ambiance of In A Silent Way; coming off a tour with a burning new quintet ... Read more

$17.85 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

It was 1969, and Miles Davis, prince of cool, was on the edge of being left behind by a dynamic generation of young musicians, an important handful of whom had been in his band. Rock music was flying off in every direction, just as America itself seemed about to split at its seams. Following the circumscribed grooves and ambiance of In A Silent Way; coming off a tour with a burning new quintet
... Read more
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How to Listen to Jazz

by Ted Gioia ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim ...

Unabridged

6 hours 58 min

**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**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 ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

**An Economist Best Book of the YearAn acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz.“Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees.” ―Economist**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
... Read more
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Everything You Need to Know About Jazz Music

by Emily Sorrel ...

Narrated by Emily Sorrel ...

Unabridged

4 hours 7 min

From its vibrant roots in New Orleans to its global evolution today, jazz has remained one of the most influential and ever-evolving genres in the world of music. In Everything You Need to Know About Jazz Music, Emily Sorrel takes you on an engaging journey through jazz’s rich history, tracing its transformation from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century to its current groundbreaking ... Read more

$10.83 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From its vibrant roots in New Orleans to its global evolution today, jazz has remained one of the most influential and ever-evolving genres in the world of music. In Everything You Need to Know About Jazz Music, Emily Sorrel takes you on an engaging journey through jazz’s rich history, tracing its transformation from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century to its current groundbreaking
... Read more
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Satchmo Blows Up the World

Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War

by Penny M. Von Eschen ...

Narrated by Christina Delaine ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, from Iraq to India, from the Congo to the Soviet Union, in order to win the hearts and minds of the Third World and to counter ... Read more

$35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, from Iraq to India, from the Congo to the Soviet Union, in order to win the hearts and minds of the Third World and to counter
... Read more
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Brief History of Jazz, A: The Music That Changed the World

by Michael Dorsey ...

Narrated by Michael Dorsey ...

Unabridged

1 hour 50 min

Discover how marginalized musicians forged an improvisational language of resistance to birth modern music history. Perfect for an inspiring commute, this rhythmic journey traces the evolution of sound from West African polyrhythms to the bustling streets of New Orleans. Feel the raw emotion of a cultural revolution as visionary artists transform sorrow into an unstoppable global force.Whether you ... Read more

$13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover how marginalized musicians forged an improvisational language of resistance to birth modern music history. Perfect for an inspiring commute, this rhythmic journey traces the evolution of sound from West African polyrhythms to the bustling streets of New Orleans. Feel the raw emotion of a cultural revolution as visionary artists transform sorrow into an unstoppable global force.Whether you
... Read more
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Historier fra jazztiden

by F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Narrated by Jesper Hvilsom ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

F. Scott Fitzgerald, forfatteren til "Den store Gatsby", er en af mellemkrigstidens markante romanforfattere, men også en af det 20. århundredes store amerikanske novellister, der bedre end nogen andre fanger jazztidens hidsige puls med de pludselige omslag og dramaet under overfladen.Denne bog præsenterer 11 af hans bedste noveller - udvalgt, oversat og med forord af Hans Hertel. Det er ... Read more

$21.21 CAD

F. Scott Fitzgerald, forfatteren til "Den store Gatsby", er en af mellemkrigstidens markante romanforfattere, men også en af det 20. århundredes store amerikanske novellister, der bedre end nogen andre fanger jazztidens hidsige puls med de pludselige omslag og dramaet under overfladen.Denne bog præsenterer 11 af hans bedste noveller - udvalgt, oversat og med forord af Hans Hertel. Det er
... Read more
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Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section: The Complete Series 1-3

The BBC Radio 4 comedy show

by Alex Horne ...

Narrated by Alex Horne, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Alex Horne and his special guests bring together stand-up and live music in a free-wheeling and spontaneous combination.Each episode sees Alex, his band and guests explore a different topic. These range from love to technology, the seasons to the body.In this collection of the complete series 1-3 Alex is joined by comedians including David O’Doherty, Isy Suttie, Kevin Eldon, Phill Jupitus, Matt ... Read more

$25.83 CAD

Alex Horne and his special guests bring together stand-up and live music in a free-wheeling and spontaneous combination.Each episode sees Alex, his band and guests explore a different topic. These range from love to technology, the seasons to the body.In this collection of the complete series 1-3 Alex is joined by comedians including David O’Doherty, Isy Suttie, Kevin Eldon, Phill Jupitus, Matt
... Read more
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3 Shades of Blue

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

by James Kaplan ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

14 hours 7 min

**The National Bestseller • One of The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best Books of the Year“A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date.” —Los Angeles TimesFrom the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—and how they ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

**The National Bestseller • One of The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best Books of the Year“A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date.” —Los Angeles TimesFrom the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—and how they
... Read more
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Sonny Rollins - Extended interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

32 min

Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Sonny Rollins at the Kennedy Center to talk about his life as a saxophonist and composer. In this excerpt of their conversation, Rollins talks about what other jazz greats have meant to him. ... Read more

$6.87 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Sonny Rollins at the Kennedy Center to talk about his life as a saxophonist and composer. In this excerpt of their conversation, Rollins talks about what other jazz greats have meant to him.
... Read more
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Bop Apocalypse

Jazz, Race, the Beats, and Drugs

by Martin Torgoff ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

13 hours 17 min

Bop Apocalypse, a narrative history from master storyteller Martin Torgoff, details the rise of early drug culture in America by weaving together the disparate elements that formed this new segment of the American fabric.Channeling his decades of writing experience, Torgoff connects the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the first drug laws, Louis Armstrong, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, swing, ... Read more

$35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bop Apocalypse, a narrative history from master storyteller Martin Torgoff, details the rise of early drug culture in America by weaving together the disparate elements that formed this new segment of the American fabric.Channeling his decades of writing experience, Torgoff connects the birth of jazz in New Orleans, the first drug laws, Louis Armstrong, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, swing,
... Read more
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Jelly Roll Blues

Censored Songs and Hidden Histories

by Elijah Wald ...

Narrated by Mela Lee ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz.In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. Morton became nationally famous as a ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

A bestselling music historian follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz.In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. Morton became nationally famous as a
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Concerto for Cootie

The Life and Times of Cootie Williams

by Steven C. Bowie ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 26 min

Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, after eleven years as one of the major soloists with the Duke Ellington orchestra, Williams was lured away to the band of Benny Goodman, one of the most popular bands in the country. At the time, it was a controversial move―it was still taboo for African Americans to share the ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, after eleven years as one of the major soloists with the Duke Ellington orchestra, Williams was lured away to the band of Benny Goodman, one of the most popular bands in the country. At the time, it was a controversial move―it was still taboo for African Americans to share the
... Read more
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Monument Eternal

by Alice Coltrane ...

Narrated by Michelle Coltrane ...

Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

The long-awaited reissue of Alice Coltrane’s original spiritual teachings and reflections, which provide powerful insight into her transcendent music, cherished by millions across the globe.ALICE COLTRANE (1937–2007) was a composer, master of various musical instruments, improviser, spiritual leader, and wife of John Coltrane. Throughout her adult life, she worked within and combined a broad range ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

The long-awaited reissue of Alice Coltrane’s original spiritual teachings and reflections, which provide powerful insight into her transcendent music, cherished by millions across the globe.ALICE COLTRANE (1937–2007) was a composer, master of various musical instruments, improviser, spiritual leader, and wife of John Coltrane. Throughout her adult life, she worked within and combined a broad range
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Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances

A Life In Mod – From the Revival to Acid Jazz

by Eddie Piller ...

Narrated by Eddie Piller ...

Unabridged

14 hours 1 min

***'Eddie was there very early doors. His story is of the many.' Paul Weller'A total riot! Takes me right back to the 70s. A Superb book' Mani, The Stone Roses'What a wonderful book. Mod isn't about what decade you lived in, it's about your attitude, and this book has tons of it' Kenney Jones**, The Small Faces****'**A charismatic storyteller, witty and unpretentious... ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

***'Eddie was there very early doors. His story is of the many.' Paul Weller'A total riot! Takes me right back to the 70s. A Superb book' Mani, The Stone Roses'What a wonderful book. Mod isn't about what decade you lived in, it's about your attitude, and this book has tons of it' Kenney Jones**, The Small Faces****'**A charismatic storyteller, witty and unpretentious...
... Read more
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Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten, Folge 9

Relaxed und introvertiert

by Ernst Weber ...

Narrated by Willi Resetarits ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Die Geschichte des Jazz war von ihren Anfängen im Süden der USA bis zur Hochblüte des Swing-Stils eng mit dem Begriff „hot“ verbunden, dem englischen Begriff für „heiß“ und auch „scharf“. Übersetzt in die musikalische Sprache bedeutete das: emotional, ungestüm, expressiv, und was die Tonbildung betrifft: rauh, unrein, mit viel Vibrato, der menschlichen Stimme angenähert. Auch der Bebop entsprach ... Read more

$7.42 CAD

Die Geschichte des Jazz war von ihren Anfängen im Süden der USA bis zur Hochblüte des Swing-Stils eng mit dem Begriff „hot“ verbunden, dem englischen Begriff für „heiß“ und auch „scharf“. Übersetzt in die musikalische Sprache bedeutete das: emotional, ungestüm, expressiv, und was die Tonbildung betrifft: rauh, unrein, mit viel Vibrato, der menschlichen Stimme angenähert. Auch der Bebop entsprach
... Read more

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