Teach Yourself Jazz [With CD]

This well-balanced introduction to the tradition-rich world of jazz offers something for everyone from the beginner to the more experienced musician or listener. Now complete with an audio CD with samples from key works to enhance the listening experience, this new edition looks at the origins and development of jazz and gives insight into its musical structures and the ways in which it is played. It also covers important practitioners and bands and provides readers with extensive advice on starting their own collections of recorded jazz.

Rodney Dale has been involved with jazz for over 40 years, including playing piano with a number of bands, organizing classes and workshops on jazz appreciation and writing books on the subject.

Rodney Dale has been involved with jazz for over 40 years, including playing piano with a number of bands, organizing classes and workshops on jazz appreciation and writing books on the subject.