How to Listen to Jazz

How to Listen to Jazz

A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz ( Wall Street Journal )

In How to Listen to Jazz , award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia pre…

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