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Classic jazz

Title
Classic jazz / Scott Yanow.
Author
Yanow, Scott.
Publication
San Francisco : Backbeat Books, ©2001.

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Description
vi, 298 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"This guide opens with the very beginnings of jazz, exploring its seeds in ragtime, early blues, and blues-infused New Orleans jazz from 1895-1916. But the heart of the classic jazz era - and this book - belongs to 1917-1933. Through anecdotal biographies and evocative photos, you'll meet the musicians who defined the Jazz Age, from the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz group to record, to the artists poised to usher in swing, such as Louis Armstrong to Benny Goodman. Classic Jazz gives you incisive reviews and ratings of recordings that make (or don't make) the cut, and essays brimming with historical insight not found in other guides."--Jacket.
Series Statement
Third ear
Uniform Title
Third ear.
Alternative Title
Classic jazz : the musicians & recordings that shaped jazz, 1895-1933
Subject
  • Jazz > History and criticism
  • Jazz > Discography
  • Jazz musicians > United States
  • Jazz
  • Jazz musicians
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Jazz – History and criticism.
  • jazz.
  • discographies.
  • Jazz.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Discographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-279) and index.
  • Includes discographies.
Contents
The Beginnings of Jazz -- Jazz: 1895-1916 -- Important Events: 1895-1916 -- Jazz: 1917-1932 -- Evolution of Instruments in Jazz -- Biographies -- Various Artists -- Recommended Books -- Jazz on Film -- Jazz in 1933.
ISBN
  • 0879306599
  • 9780879306595
LCCN
2001043707
OCLC
  • ocm47973308
  • 47973308
  • SCSB-14660365
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library