{"product_id":"the-jazz-ear-conversations-over-music-paperback","title":"The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Ratliff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Ear\u003c\/i\u003e will be a permanent part of learning how to listen inside the musicians playing.--Nat Hentoff, \u003ci\u003eJazz Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJazz is conducted almost wordlessly: John Coltrane rarely told his quartet what to do, and Miles Davis famously gave his group only the barest instructions before recording his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/i\u003e. Musicians often avoid discussing their craft for fear of destroying its improvisational essence, rendering jazz among the most ephemeral and least transparent of the performing arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Ear\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed music critic Ben Ratliff discusses with jazz greats the recordings that most influenced them and skillfully coaxes out a profound understanding of the men and women themselves, the context of their work, and how jazz--from horn blare to drum riff--is conceptualized. Ratliff speaks with Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Wayne Shorter, Joshua Redman, and others about the subtle variations in generation and attitude that define their music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlayful and keenly insightful, \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Ear\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory exploration of a unique way of making and hearing music.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Ratliff\u003c\/b\u003e has been a jazz critic at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 1996. The author of \u003ci\u003eColtrane: The Story of a Sound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Essential Library: Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e (ISBN: 978-0-8050-7068-2), he lives in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761326162208,"sku":"9780805090864","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/38a72a12c51d5553c16789564927cdc1.webp?v=1780204574","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-jazz-ear-conversations-over-music-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}