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How long does it take to read The History of Jazz?

Ted Gioia

The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia takes about 8 hours 48 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 48 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1997. 480 pages, about 132,000 words.

18 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 40 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 48 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 30 minutes

The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Tells the story of jazz as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which jazz evolved.

Subjects: Jazz, History and criticism, Music, Nonfiction, Jazz -- History and criticism, Geschichte

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