Jazz


Read by Ben Tucker

(4.5 stars; 3 reviews)

Long before 1900 there began a fusion of African and European musical forms from which, at the end of the nineteenth century, "jazz” emerged. This descriptive and analytical narrative explores the growth and the changes in direction of jazz music, and the effect on it of religious and economic as well as artistic and individual influences. - Summary by R. P. Jones, in Preface (2 hr 21 min)

Chapters

I. Pre-History 14:57 Read by Ben Tucker
II. New Orleans 7:56 Read by Ben Tucker
III. Early Jazz in New Orleans 9:18 Read by Ben Tucker
IV. The Spread of Jazz 8:58 Read by Ben Tucker
V. The Jazz Age: White 7:09 Read by Ben Tucker
VI. The Jazz Age: Negro 20:21 Read by Ben Tucker
VII. The Depression and Kansas City 11:54 Read by Ben Tucker
VIII. Swing 14:16 Read by Ben Tucker
IX. The Revival 9:36 Read by Ben Tucker
X. Bop 14:04 Read by Ben Tucker
XI. Cool, Commercial and Collected 18:02 Read by Ben Tucker
XII. Conclusion 4:34 Read by Ben Tucker