Shaping jazz : cities, labels, and the global emergence of an art form / Damon Phillips.
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TextPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2013Description: 272 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691150888 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Jazz -- History and criticism | Jazz -- Social aspects | Music | MusicDDC classification: 781.6'5'09 Summary: There are over a million jazz recordings, but only a few hundred tunes have been recorded repeatedly. Why did a minority of songs become jazz standards? Why do some songs - and not others - get rerecorded by many musicians? 'Shaping Jazz' answers this question and more, exploring the underappreciated yet crucial roles played by initial production and markets - in particular, organisations and geography - in the development of early 20th-century jazz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
There are over a million jazz recordings, but only a few hundred tunes have been recorded repeatedly. Why did a minority of songs become jazz standards? Why do some songs - and not others - get rerecorded by many musicians? 'Shaping Jazz' answers this question and more, exploring the underappreciated yet crucial roles played by initial production and markets - in particular, organisations and geography - in the development of early 20th-century jazz.
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