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Ted Gioia

4.03 of 5 Votes: 4
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Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music (2008)
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English
4.09 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: An excellent and thorough overview of the great Delta Blues players, covering their music, influence and personal histories (to the extent possible). The sections on Skip James and Muddy Waters are particularly interesting; the section on Robert Johnson tends to get bogged down i...
Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire (2012)
language
English
4.41 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: I'm taking my time with this book and really enjoying it. Ted provides the back story for many of the best known jazz tunes. As a music fan, he describes how the songs broadened in appeal from Tin Pan Alley and Broadway show tunes to great melodic blueprints for arrangements and ...
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