Ted Gioia: 13 books

Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present. Gioia tells the...

While the first healers were musicians who relied on rhythm and song to help cure the sick, over time Western thinkers and doctors lost touch with these traditions. In the West, for almost two millennia, the roles of the healer and the musician have been strictly separated. Until recently,...

The love song is timeless. From its beginnings, it has been shaped by bohemians and renegades, slaves and oppressed minorities, prostitutes, immigrants and other excluded groups. But what do we really know about the origins of these intimate expressions of the heart? And how have our changing perceptions...

An acclaimed 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...

All societies have relied on music to transform the experience of work. Song accompanied the farmer’s labors, calmed the herder’s flock, and set in motion the spinner’s wheel. Today this tradition continues. Music blares on the shop floor; song accompanies transactions in the retail store; the...

The Jazz Standards, a comprehensive guide to the most important jazz compositions, is a unique resource, a browser's companion, and an invaluable introduction to the art form. This essential book for music lovers tells the story of more than 250 key jazz songs, and includes a listening guide to more...

“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution In this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us “the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply...

Músico e historiador, Ted Gioia une en Historia del jazz los conocimientos del erudito con las virtudes expresivas del divulgador entusiasta para componer el más completo panorama de este género: desde su prehistoria y la temprana africanización de la música americana, hasta las semblanzas de...

Si alguien puede hablar de música con la documentación de un investigador, la pasión de un novelista y el amor por la anécdota de un fan, ése es Ted Gioia. Tras su monumental Historia del Jazz (1977), ahora invita al lector a un viaje desde las plantaciones del Mississippi, donde nació el blues,...

Las canciones de amor son eternas, y desde siempre han estado asociadas a bohemios, renegados, marginados y oprimidos. Este es un recorrido por una historia inexplorada. Basándose en dos décadas de investigación, Gioia presenta el catálogo completo de las canciones de amor, desde los ritos de...

Gioia nos presenta una introducción al arte de escuchar jazz: la estructura de la música, los cimientos de la improvisación, y las estrategias de escucha que ayudarán al lector a amar el jazz durante el resto de su vida. Un recorrido por los autores, los artistas, los temas, las versiones y los sonidos que le abrirán las puertas del jazz.

La prima guida completa alle grandi canzoni e composizioni che costituiscono la struttura portante della musica jazz e la lingua comune degli interpreti di questo genere di tutti i paesi e di tutte le epoche. La storia, le caratteristiche, le versioni più celebri di oltre 250 successi che spaziano...

Un recorrido exhaustivo por los mejores temas del jazz, profundizando en anécdotas, hechos, compositores, interpretaciones, etc. vinculadas a cada tema. Original, torrencial, imprescindible para aficionados e intérpretes. Cada tema está acompañado con una lista de sus mejores grabaciones. Una obra de referencia para estudiantes y profesores.