This guide covers the history of jazz, from its early balancing of African and European influences, through the formative years in New Orleans and Chicago, the ... » 

This guide covers the history of jazz, from its early balancing of African and European influences, through the formative years in New Orleans and Chicago, the rise of the big bands in New York, to be-bop, hard bop, West Coast, cool, free jazz, modal jazz, fusion and crossover. «