The history of jazz / Ted Gioia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Prehistory of Jazz -- New Orleans Jazz -- The Jazz Age -- Harlem -- The Swing Era -- Modern Jazz -- The Fragmentation of Jazz Styles -- Freedom and Fusion -- Traditionalists and Post-Modernists -- Jazz Without Boundaries -- Jazz Resurgent.

"The History of Jazz, 3rd edition, is a comprehensive survey of jazz music from its origins until the current day. The book is designed for general readers and students, as well as those with more specialized interest in jazz and music history. It provides detailed biographical information and an overview of the musical contributions of the key innovators in development of jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and others. The book also traces the evolution of jazz styles and includes in-depth accounts of ragtime, blues, New Orleans jazz, Chicago jazz, swing and big band music, bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, avant-garde, jazz-rock fusion and other subgenres and developments. The History of Jazz also provides a cultural and socioeconomic contextualization of the music, dealing with the broader political and social environment that gave birth to the music and shaped its development-both in the United States and a global setting"-- Provided by publisher.