The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

Kernfeld, Barry (ed)

ISBN 10: 0333632311 / ISBN 13: 9780333632314

Published by Macmillan Publishers Limited, 1994

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Limited
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333632311
• ISBN 13: 9780333632314
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.