Books by Ted Gioia

A preeminent music historian and critic presents a global history of music from the bottom up

A bestselling music writer describes the roles of work songs in societies around the world, from prehistoric times to the present

An acclaimed music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz

"The essential history of this distinctly American genre."-Atlanta Journal-Constitution

How could it when the same critics asking the question could hardly agree on a definition of jazz itself? Was West Coast jazz the last regional style or merely a marketing fad? Was there really ever any such thing as West Coast jazz? If so, was it better or worse than East Coast jazz? This title deals with this queries.