Gioia, Ted

Chronicles the birth and death of cool as a cultural concept, examining the psychological underpinnings of coolness, discussing the cool worldview, and looking at the reasons why people stopped aspiring to be cool in the 1990s.

Looks at the history of music, discussing ". . . the outsiders and rebels who started musical revolutions but were surpressed while mainstream assimilators who borrowed innovations, diluted their impact, and disguised their sources are too often celbrated . . . and traces the ways outsiders and marginalized groups have repeatedly served as trailblazers of musical expression from ancient times to the jazz, rock, and hip-hop sounds of the present"--Adapted from dust jacket.

Traces the history of blues music back to nineteenth-century plantations of the Mississippi Delta, and discusses the musical careers of Muddy Waters, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and other Delta musicians.

Examines the restorative powers of sound, covering therapeutic music, healing ceremonies, clinical studies, and more.

Traces the history of jazz music, describing legendary players, breakthrough styles, significant moments, and the culture in which this music flourished.

Traces the development of jazz music from its origins in New Orleans through the late twentieth century, examining the different forms the music has taken throughout the years, telling of great moments in jazz history, and discussing some of the genre's most significant performers.

Traces the development of jazz music from its origins in New Orleans through the late twentieth century, examining the different forms the music has taken throughout the years, telling of great moments in jazz history, and discussing some of the genre's most significant performers.