Following on from Giant Steps, comes the second installment in Kenny
Mathieson's series of jazz histories. Cookin' examines the birth and
development of two of the key jazz styles of the post-war era, hard bop
and its related offshoot, soul jazz. Hard bop was the most exciting jazz
style of its day, and remains at the core of the modern jazz mainstream
even now.
It drew on the twin poles of bebop and the blues for
its foundation, spiced up with gospel, Latin and rhythm and blues
influences. The book looks at the founding fathers of the form, Art
Blakey and Horace Silver, and goes on to trace the music through its
peak decade. This reissue includes an additional chapter devoted to
Jackie McLean.
Cookin' : Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65 - Kenny Mathieson
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