Table of Contents
Foreword Doug Ramsey ix
Preface Dave Liebman xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Ears, Mind, Heart: A Path to Open Listening 1
2 Groundwork: Developing Listening Skills 10
3 Jazz as a Mirror of Our Times: From Birth through the 1940s 32
4 Jazz as a Mirror of Our Times: From the 1950s to the Present 53
5 Functions and Forms: Jazz on and off the Bandstand 77
6 Points of Departure: Small Groups and Big Bands 90
7 Horn of Gabriel: The Trumpet (Getting Personal with Dave Douglas) 112
8 Raspy, Gaspy, Smooth, and Silky: The Trombone (Getting Personal with Roswell Rudd) 139
9 Reeds and Deeds I: The Tenor Saxophone (Getting Personal with Joe Lovano) 160
10 Reeds and Deeds II: The Alto Saxophone (Getting Personal with Rudresh Mahanthappa) 186
11 Reeds and Deeds III: Highs and Lows-The Soprano and Baritone Saxophones (Getting Personal with Dave Liebman) 208
12 Reeds and Deeds IV: Top and Bottom Woodwinds-The Clarinet, Flute, and Bass Clarinet (Getting Personal with Bennie Maupin) 224
13 I Got Rhythm I: The Piano (Getting Personal with Alan Broadbent) 243
14 I Got Rhythm II: The Acoustic and Electric Basses (Getting Personal with John Patitucci) 281
15 I Got Rhythm III: Give the Drummer Some! (Getting Personal with Jim Black) 308
16 I Got Rhythm IV: A Little Discussion about Percussion (Getting Personal with Joe Locke) 344
17 I Got Rhythm V: The Guitar (Getting Personal with John Scofield) 363
18 The Singer and the Song (Getting Personal with Dwight Trible and Roseanna Vitro) 385
19 Is Jazz Entertainment or Is It Art? 419
20 The Shape of Things to Come: Jazz in the 21st Century 430
Afterword 447
Glossary 449
Appendix A Surfing the Jazz Net 451
Appendix B CDs and DVDs 457
Works Cited 463
Other Sources 465
Name Index 469
Title Index 479
Recording Index 483
About the Authors 487