{"product_id":"langston-hughes-the-story-of-jazz","title":"Langston Hughes: The Story of Jazz - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Story of Jazz\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eLangston Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eFolkways Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e093070731226\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eSpoken\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2012-05-30\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Narrated by Langston Hughes, The Story of Jazz is a concise history of jazz beginning with Drums of the Yoruba, from Nigeria, and continuing to the post-WWII era of be-bop with Dizzy Gillespie's \"Oopapada.\" Hughes delineates the various subcategories of this ever-evolving genre which includes the rag, New Orleans jazz, blues, Kansas City jazz and boogie-woogie piano, swing, be-bop, and progressive jazz. Well-chosen examples accompany each exploration of style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 The Beginnings\/Blues \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Characteristics\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Langston Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32456084095047,"sku":"16945975","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/1505396.jpg?v=1747362256","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/langston-hughes-the-story-of-jazz","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}