Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures xi
4. List of Music Texts xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Introduction: Picking Notes out of Thin Air? Improvisation and Its Study 1
7. PART I Initial Preparations for Jazz
8. Chapter One Love at First Sound: Early Musical Environment 21
9. Chapter Two Hangin' Out and Jammin': The Jazz Community as an Educational System 36
10. PART II Cultivating the Soloist's Skills
11. Chapter Three A Very Structured Thing: Jazz Compositions as Vehicles for Improvisation 63
12. Chapter Four Getting Your Vocabulary Straight: Learning Models for Solo Formulation 95
13. Chapter Five Seeing Out a Bit: Expanding upon Early Influences 120
14. Chapter Six The More Ways You Have of Thinking: Conventional Rhythmic and Theoretical Improvisation Approaches 146
15. Chapter Seven Conversing with the Piece: Initial Routines Applying Improvisation Approaches to Form 170
16. Chapter Eight Composing in the Moment: The Inner Dialogue and the Tale 192
17. Chapter Nine Improvisation and Precomposition: The Eternal Cycle 221
18. Chapter Ten The Never-ending State of Getting There: Soloing Ability, Ideals, and Evaluations 243
19. PART III Collective Aspects of Improvisation
20. Chapter Eleven Arranging Pieces: Decisions in Rehearsal 289
21. Chapter Twelve Adding to Arrangements: Conventions Guiding the Rhythm Section 314
22. Chapter Thirteen Give and Take: The Collective Conversation and Musical Journey 348
23. Chapter Fourteen When the Music's Happening and When It's Not: Evaluating Group Performances 387
24. Chapter Fifteen The Lives of Bands: Conflict Resolution and Artistic Development 416
25. PART IV Additional Factors Affecting Improvisation, and Epilogue
26. Chapter Sixteen Vibes and Venues: Interacting with Different Audiences in Different Settings 449
27. Epilogue: Jazz as a Way of Life 485
28. PART V Music Texts
29. Appendix A: House Congressional Resolution 57 759
30. Appendix B: List of Artists Interviewed 760
31. Sources 763
32. Notes 769
33. Discography 827
34. Videography 833
35. Bibliography 837
36. Index 851