Introducing a new series of information-led pocket guides aimed at demystifying a wide andeclectic range of subjects. Called The knowledge each book within the series is writtenby an expert in the field providing a lively, and informative, introduction to their respectivetopic.The jazz paradox: why has an art that has so transformed the world's music in barely 100 years, remained so widely misunderstood? Jazz shines light on the subject for those intrigued by its influence and creativity, but also mystified by its occasionally esoteric habits. From charting the first wave of jazz to breaking down its full history, Jazz will lead you from the form's African-American slave origins to the individuals who shaped the most innovative musical genre of the 20th century.
- ISBN10 1564582981
- ISBN13 9781564582980
- Publish Date 15 September 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 September 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
- Edition American ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 216
- Language English