Gioia, Ted.

The jazz standards : a guide to the repertoire / Ted Gioia. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 528 p. ; 24 cm.

This is a comprehensive handbook to the 250 most important jazz compositions. The book highlights the most popular jazz standards, tells their story, explains their role in jazz, and serves as a gateway to the historic recordings that made these compositions into the foundations of the art form.

Specialized.

9780199937394 (hbk.) : £25.00 0199937397 (hbk.) : £25.00


Jazz--Bibliography.
Jazz--Discography.
Jazz--Analysis, appreciation.
General.

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