Hearing Double: Jazz, Ontology, Auditory Culture

by Brian Kane

When we talk about a jazz "standard" we usually mean one of the many songs that jazz musicians repeatedly play as part of their core repertoire. But unlike musical works in the tradition of so-called classical music, standards--whether plucked from the "Great American Songbook" or from recordings by other jazz musicians--are always being transformed in performance. They are rearranged and improvised upon, given new chords and altered melodies. These...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190600500
• ISBN13: 9780190600501
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"