Quotes by Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz

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Like the New Orleans tradition that preceded it, and the Swing Era offerings that followed it, Chicago jazz was not just — Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz
Like the New Orleans tradition that preceded it, and the Swing Era offerings that followed it, Chicago jazz was not just — Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz
[T]he piano was to Harlem what brass bands had been to New Orleans. The instrument represented conflicting possibilities — Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz
[T]he piano was to Harlem what brass bands had been to New Orleans. The instrument represented conflicting possibilities — Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz
The resulting amalgam - an exotic mixture of European, Caribbean, African, and American elements - made Louisiana into p — Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz
The resulting amalgam - an exotic mixture of European, Caribbean, African, and American elements - made Louisiana into p — Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz