The Blues: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Blues: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Brian Telestai (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.1 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
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Brian Telestai narrates 26 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 189 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
295 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Elijah Wald: a 4.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Brian Telestai, released August 29, 2023, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Brian Telestai
- Released
- August 29, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9798350875843
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Blues: A Very Short Introduction as an audiobook?
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.
Is The Blues: A Very Short Introduction free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Blues: A Very Short Introduction?
The Blues: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Brian Telestai.