Something Borrowed, Something Blue

This book is a broad survey of the wider principles of harmony, form, adaptation, and developmental technique underlying jazz composition in its various instrumental formats. It examines compositions ranging from solo piano to large ensemble charts using a variety of forms, including blues, 32-bar sonograms, extended through-composed pieces, adaptations from European classical forms such as fugues and rondos, and more. The extensive bibliography, discography, and chapter assignments provide students and faculty with a flexible framework for analysis of additional compositions as well as a basic set of useful research references and suggested compositional projects.