Musicians who play these songs night after night will find it to be a handy guide, as it outlines the standards' history and significance and tells how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists. The fan who wants to know more about a tune heard at the club or on the radio will find this book indispensable. The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive guide to some of the most important jazz compositions, telling the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and providing a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. In this second edition, Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists. Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. Provides new information on songs included in the previous edition, some of it never published beforeĪn updated new edition of Ted Gioia's acclaimed compendium of jazz standards, featuring 15 additional selections, hundreds of additional recommended tracks, and enhancements and additions on almost every page.Features hundreds of new recommended tracks.Brings the bestselling guide to the jazz repertoire up to date, with more coverage of current-day jazz stars.
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