ANALYSIS OF JAZZ

Analysis of Jazz A Comprehensive Approach originally published in French as Analyser le jazz is available here in English for the first time In this groundbreaking volume Laurent Cugny examines and connects the theoretical and methodological processes that underlie all of jazz Jazz in all its forms has been researched and analyzed by performers scholars and critics and Analysis of Jazz is required reading for any serious study of jazz but not just musicians and musicologists analyze jazz All listeners are analysts to some extent Listening is an active process it may not involve questioning but it always involves remembering comparing and listening again This book is for anyone who attentively listens to and wants to understand jazzDivided into three parts the book focuses on the work of jazz analytical parameters and analysis In part one Cugny aims at defining what a jazz work is precisely offering suggestions based on the main features of definition and structure Part two he dedicates to the analytical parameters of jazz in which a work is performed harmony rhythm form sound and melody Part three takes up the analysis of jazz itself its history issues of transcription and the nature of improvised solos In conclusion Cugny addresses the issues of interpretation to reflect on the goals of analysis with regard to understanding the history of jazz and the different cultural backgrounds in which it takes placeAnalysis of Jazz presents a detailed inventory of theoretical tools and issues necessary for understanding jazz