Technology and the Stylistic Evolution of the Jazz Bass

ISBN-13: 9780367231873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 236 str.

Peter Dowdall

Opis

In this valuable study, the bass and its technological mediation are shown to have driven changes in jazz language, musical style, and even transformed creative hierarchies in ways that have been largely overlooked.

Spis treści

Introduction. 1. The Bass and the Early Mechanical Roots of Jazz (1915-1930) 2. The Bass, Technology and the Development of the Rhythm Section (1930-1945) 3. The Spoils of War and the Jazz Bass: Tape Recorders and Editing (1945-1960) 4. The Electrification of the Bass: Behold the Illegitimate Cousin (1954-1970) 5. The Jazz Bass, Multi-Track Recording Technology and Fusion (1970s) 6. Jaco Pastorius: The Electric Jazz Bass Attains Respectability (1976-1985) 7. The Young Lions and the Technological Backlash (1980-1990) 8. Pro Tools, Computers and the Bass (1990-2005) 9. The Future of the Jazz Bassist (2005-2012) Conclusion.

O autorze

Peter Dowdall is a former New York City bassist and recording engineer and is currently teaching at the University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music.