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The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
1995003854New York: St Martins Pr 1995. 1358pp/illus. The world's most comprehensive single volume of jazz reference including: performers; history; jazz terms & topics; instruments; styles; festivals & clubs; record labels and much more. Over 4500 articles 1800 discographies 1000 cross-references 220 photographs and 100 music examples. Besides traditional jazz topics there are extensive entries on blues brass bands soul music ragtime and rock music as well as profiles on musicians such as Eubie Blake Bessie Smith Ray Charles and Jeff Beck. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. St Martins Pr hardcover
