Jazz : a history of America's music /

Traces the history of jazz music from its origins in New Orleans through the twentieth century, and looks at the lives and contributions of some of the genre's greatest composers and performers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ward, Geoffrey C.
Other Authors:	Burns, Ken, 1953-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Subjects:	Jazz > Pictorial works. Jazz > History and criticism. Jazz. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Pictorial works.

Description
Summary:	Traces the history of jazz music from its origins in New Orleans through the twentieth century, and looks at the lives and contributions of some of the genre's greatest composers and performers.
Physical Description:	x, 489 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-470) and index.
ISBN:	067944551X 0679765395 9780679445517 9780679765394