How to Listen to Jazz

A "radiantly accomplished" ( Wall Street Journal ) music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz 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 for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative sounds to the jazz-rock fusion of Miles Davis, Gioia covers the music's history and reveals th