A Bibliography of Jazz

by piero scaruffi
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Bibliography (in order of relevance):
  • Gioia, Ted: "The History of Jazz" (Oxford Univ Press, 1997)
  • Shipton, Alyn: "New History of Jazz" (2001)
  • Southern, Eileen: "The Music of Black Americans" (Norton, 1971)
  • Gridley, Mark: "Jazz Styles" (Prentice Hall, 1991)
  • Hardy, Phil & Laing Dave: "Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music" (Faber, 1990)
  • Clarke, Donald: "Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music" (Penguin, 1989)
  • Hodeir, Andre: "Hommes et Problemes du Jazz" (Flammarion, 1954)
  • Polillo, Arrigo: "Jazz" (Mondadori, 1975)
  • Roberts, John-Storm: "Black Music of Two Worlds" (1972)
  • Lord, Tom: "The Jazz Discography" (Lord Music Reference, 2007)

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