Listening excerpts to develop jazz musicianship

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Part 1. Introduction to this resource -- Part 2. Listening excerpts by category -- Part 3. Comprehensive list of recordings by album."Imagine an art teacher saying, "Today, we are going to paint in the impressionistic style" and then using only words to describe that style. It would be a frustrating activity for all involved. Displaying classic art by Monet or Degas would be a far better way to grow students' visual concept of impressionism. Similarly, the best way to develop a young jazz musician's understanding of how jazz is supposed to sound is through great listening examples. In this resource for experienced and novice jazz educators, author Jim Childers organizes hundreds of great jazz recordings into tables--and provides companion Spotify and YouTube playlists--to showcase specific concepts, styles, characteristic tone, genres, emotion, and more"--Back cover