Thinking in jazz : the infinite art of improvisation.
- Chicago : University of Chicago, 1994.
- xix, 883 p.
- Chicago studies in ethnomusicology .
Donación Red de Cooperación Nuevas perspectivas de la Teoría de la Cultura. Contiene índice analítico. Contenido: Introduction: Picking notes out of thin air? Improvisation and its study -- pt. I. Initial preparations for jazz. Love at first sound: early musical environment ; Hangin' out and jammin': the jazz community as an educational system -- pt. II. Cultivating the soloist's skills. A very structured thing: jazz compositions as vehicles for improvisation ; Getting your vocabulary straight: learning models for solo formulation ; Seeing out a bit: expanding upon early influences ; The more ways you have of thinking: conventional rhythmic and theoretical improvisation approaches ; Conversing with the piece: initial routines applying improvisation approaches to form ; Composing in the moment: the inner dialogue and the tale ; Improvisation and precomposition: the eternal cycle ; The never-ending state of getting there: soloing ability, ideals, and evaluations. pt. III. Collective aspects of improvisation. Arranging pieces: decisions in rehearsal ; Adding to arrangements: conventions guiding the rhythm section ; Give and take: the collective conversation and musical journey ; When the music's happening and when it's not: evaluating group performances ; The lives of bands: conflict resolution and artistic development -- pt. IV. Additional factors affecting improvisation, and epilogue. Vibes and venues: interacting with different audiences in different settings ; Epilogue: Jazz as a way of life -- pt. V. Music texts. Appendix A: House Congressional Resolution 57 ; Appendix B: List of artists interviewed.