Visions of Jazz

As a teenager who was starting to become obsessed with music, I
accidentally came across this book at my hometown's public library.
Looking back, I can't believe my luck. Not only is Visions of Jazz an
ideal introduction to the music in question, it's an equally ideal
introduction to the craft of cultural criticism. Giddins maintains an
open mind without diminishing his discerning ear; he recognizes that
the critic's role is to report on both what you're hearing and where
it came from. The book is not a linear history of jazz, but a
collection of essays on most of its major figures—the format suggests
that this is a canon that remains subject to revision. The prose,
which is not an afterthought, flows with the logic and wit of a great
solo.

Visions of Jazz: The First Century (Paperback)

By Gary Giddins

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9780195132410
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Published: Oxford University Press, USA, 5/2000

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