Essential Jazz Records: v. 1: Ragtime to Swing
- Editor: Harrison, Max
An immense body of information is packed into the volume, the writing is lucid, literate, and frequently a joy to read, and the discussion builds on itself . . . nothing approaching the compass,... — More…
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Contents
- Origins
- the Twenties - variations on the New Orleans style
- the Twenties - styles other than New Orleans
- jazz in Europe
- interlude -the influence of jazz on European composers
- the Thirties and swing
- against the current - traditional survivals and revivals
- the transition to modern jazz.
