The World's Most Comprehensive Single Volume of Jazz Reference by Barry Kernfeld

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The World's Most Comprehensive Single Volume of Jazz Reference by Barry Kernfeld

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Contains over 4500 essays, and includes information, selected recordings, bibliographical data and critical assessments covering jazz from Louis Armstrong to banjo and Bird. This is an unaltered reprint, but it includes a list of the musicians who have passed away since the first publication.

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The World's Most Comprehensive Single Volume of Jazz Reference by Barry Kernfeld

This contains over 4500 essays by many jazz writers and scholars. It blends information with selected recordings, bibliographical data and critical assessments. Entries cover performers, styles, festivals and venues, instruments, record labels, terminology and the history of jazz. The whole scope of jazz is covered, from Louis Armstrong to Boogie Woogie, from improvization to the Montreux Festival, and from blues to the banjo and Bird. It is an unaltered reprint in one edition of the original edition, but it includes a list of the jazz musicians who have passed away in the years since publication. It includes: 4500 entries, 1800 discographies, 1000 cross-references, 220 photographs and 100 musical examples.
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ISBN 13 9780333632314
ISBN 10 0333632311
Title The World's Most Comprehensive Single Volume of Jazz Reference
Author Barry Kernfeld
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Binding type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1995-03-01
Number of pages 1392
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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