Reviews for A new history of jazz

The average rating for A new history of jazz based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-06-08 00:00:00 Timothy Pinkham A scholarly, comprehensive history of jazz. Shipton is particularly good at showing the early contributions of individual white musicians, the formative influence of black vaudeville, and the contribution of the "territory bands" and obscure local musicians to the development of more celebrated styles and sounds. Also, possibly because he is a European himself, he gives more attention to the importance of Europe both as a haven for American talent and the source of important jazz players in its own right.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-12-28 00:00:00 Valentina Barcelloni-corte An excellent overview of the development of jazz, with interesting insight into it's precursors. The size of this text allows for a degree of depth that is not often seen in "survey" style literature. An excellent choice for someone interested in the history of the music.