The New Grove Gospel, Blues, and Jazz, with Spirituals and Ragtime

The New Grove Gospel, Blues, and Jazz, with Spirituals and Ragtime
ISBN-10
0393303578
ISBN-13
9780393303575
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
395
Language
English
Published
1986
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Authors
Max Harrison, Paul Oliver, William Bolcom

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'Max Harrison . . . surveys the whole history and development of jazz in a concise, well written and well illustrated . . . article together with an extensive bibliography.' --Richard D. C. Noble, Times Literary Supplement

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