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Elements of Jazz: From Cakewalks to Fusion
The Great Courses
1 recommender · 1 thread · recommended in 1 year, 2017 · score 0.7
A Great Courses lecture series of eight 37-minute episodes tracing jazz from early cakewalk and ragtime through to fusion. It is aimed at helping listeners understand the music's elements and history.
The one commenter recommends it on the strength of their experience with the provider's other course on listening to classical music, though they had not watched this one.
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Good question. I've listened to "How to Listen to and Understand Great Music" from The Great Courses [1], and that did help me appreciate and enjoy classical music. Doesn't cover jazz, though. An equivalent for jazz would be great.
They do in fact have a course "Elements of Jazz: From Cakewalks to Fusion", and it's only 8 x 37 minutes. I haven't listened to it, but from my experience with their courses, I'd recommend it (though don't buy it at the full price on their website, wait for a sale or check amazon/audible/...)
[1] http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/how-to-listen-to-and-...
[2] http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/elements-of-jazz-from...