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Jazz music

Jam!

Jeanne Lee

Describes the history and development of jazz music in America from its roots in Africa to the contemporary music scene.

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LEE

Jazz 101

John F. Szwed

Chronicles the history of jazz music and provides information on the major types of jazz, the key musicians of the twentieth centuries, European and African influences on jazz, and other related topic

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SZW

Jazz

Mervyn Cooke

Traces the history of jazz from its roots in Africa through the modern era, and includes information about some of the great performers of the genre.

781.65
COO

A New History of Jazz

Alyn Shipton

Challenges assumptions about the history of jazz and chronicles the genre's evolution over the course of the twentieth century, discussing its origins, its international scope from the 1920s on, and l

781.65
SHI

Inside Jazz

James Lincoln Collier

An introduction to jazz, discussing what it is, how it originated and developed, its importance as an art form, the different styles, and prominent jazz musicians.

785.4
COL

Jazz Is

Nat Hentoff

785.4
HEN
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