Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
9.5
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
32865
Points per Word
0.000183
Page Count
172
Points per Page
0.034884
Series
African-American Experience
Description
This is a history of jazz, from its roots in blues, ragtime, and swing to its various contemporary manifestations, discussing the major performers and the music's reflection of the experiences of African Americans.