The Chronicle of Jazz
Year-by-year, the Personalities, the Stories, the Innovations behind this century's most exciting music
Mervyn Cooke
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| 'a masterpiece of arrangement . . . provides the newcomer or jazz convert with an easy-to-use and accessible introduction to this all-compelling subject' | | Reference Reviews |
An excitingly designed, lively, year-by-year history of people and events, covering the whole history of jazz music and its personalities for over 100 years.
The book features many rare images, an accessible, wide-ranging text and an extensive reference section including biographies (from Ammons to Zorn), a list of international Jazz Festivals and events and a carefully selected discography.
Also of interest:
Jazz World of Art series
The Harlequin Years: Music in Paris 1917-1929
The Chronicle of Classical Music
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500018103 | | ISBN-13 978-0500018101 | | | | 28.0 x 21.9 cm | | Hardback | | 256pp | | 325 illustrations, 82 in colour,with second colour throughout | | First published 1997 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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