Description: Giant Steps Kenny Mathieson 1999 FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD CONDITION Giant Steps examines the most important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, Giant Steps subsequently delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. The music of each of these great masters is examined in detail and will provide both a fine introduction for the large audience newly attracted to the music but unsure of their direction through it, as well as an entertaining and informative read for those with a more substantial background. Examines the important figures in the creation of modern jazz, detailing the emergence of bebop through the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Using this as its starting point, this title delves into the developments of jazz composition, modal jazz and free jazz. Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz, 1945-65 (Paperback)Kenny Mathieson Published by Canongate Books Ltd, Edinburgh, 1999 Paperback. Condition: Virtually as new. Paperback. No inscriptions or markings of any kind. Pages clean and bright Pick up available from West Brunswick (Melbourne) to avoid the dreaded postage. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister
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Book Title: Giant Steps
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Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Payback Press
Age Level: Adults
Item Length: 15 cm
Intended Audience: Adults
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Publication Year: 1999
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 22 cm
Author: Kenny Mathieson
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Jazz History
Item Weight: 490 gm
Item Width: 2 cm
Number of Pages: 338