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How To Listen: An Introduction to Getting Into Jazz
by Mark Barnett
What should I listen for? As we go through the individual CDs, you'll get specific pointers about what to listen for in the tracks I've highlighted. But in general, you'll notice that much of this music follows a standard format. After a brief introduction, one chorus of the song is ...
Stan Getz
by Mark Barnett
The story of Stan Getz (1927-1991) has to begin with Lester Young. Before Young, tenor sax players seemed awash in testosterone. Their sound was full, rich, deep, blown hard out of the instrument's lower registers, with emotion pouring out in lavish swoops and honks. Then along came Lester. In the post-war 1940s, he invented a new ...
