Martin/waters' Jazz: The First 100 Years
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This 2 CD set includes recordings for all 44 Listening Guides that appear in the text. See the Table of Contents for list.
About the Author
Henry Martin is professor of music at Rutgers University?the country's only program granting a degree in jazz scholarship. He has pursued a dual career as a composer-pianist and as a music theorist specializing in jazz and the Western tonal tradition. His compositions have won several awards. His CD, PRELUDES AND FUGUES, was released by Bridge Records in 2004. He is co-editor of the ANNUAL REVIEW OF JAZZ STUDIES, and his book CHARLIE PARKER AND THEMATIC IMPROVISATION was published in 1996, Essential Jazz in 2004 and his new book titled, COUNTERPOINT, will be released in 2005. Keith Waters is associate professor of music theory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has written extensively on jazz improvisation and anaylsys. As a jazz pianist, Waters has performed in concerts, jazz festivals, and clubs throughout the United States, Europe, and in Russia. He has recorded for VSOP Records, and his playing has been featured in Jazz Player magazine. His most recent recording is a Chet Baker tribute with former Baker sideman Phil Urso and west coast trumpeter Carl Saunders.
Martin/waters' Jazz: The First 100 Years,Henry Martin,Keith Waters,Wadsworth Publishing Company,0534628060,General,Music
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