Ted Gioia

Ted Gioia (born October 21, 1957) is an American jazz critic and music historian.

Quotes

  • Even before the close of the 1940s, a reaction against the bop ethos could be heard on both the East Coast and West Coast. In time, this movement got a name -- "cool jazz."
    • How to Listen to Jazz. page 126. Basic Books.
  • Many jazz fans simply refer to [hard bop] as the Blue Note sound in deference to the recprd label most closely associated with the glory days of hard bop in the 1950s and 1960s.
    • How to Listen to Jazz. page 129. Basic Books.
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