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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782847603321

Autore

Harrison Max

Titolo

The essential jazz records . Volume 1 Ragtime to swing / / Max Harrison, Charles Fox and Eric Thacker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Mansell, , 2000

©1984

ISBN

1-282-01302-5

9786612013027

0-567-26969-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (608 p.)

Collana

Essential jazz records ; ; v. 1

Disciplina

781.650266

Soggetti

Jazz

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint. Originally published: London : Mansell, 1984.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface to the 1999 Reprint; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 Origins; 2 The Twenties Variations on the New Orleans style; 3 The Twenties Styles other than New Orleans; 4 Jazz in Europe; 5 Interlude: The Influence of jazz on European composers; 6 The Thirties and swing; 7 Against the current Traditional survivals and revivals; 8 The transition to modern jazz; Notes; Bibliography; Index of LP titles; Index of tune titles; Index of musicians

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1984 and reissued to coincide withthe publication of the second volume, this selection of the 250 best jazz records traces the earliest roots of the music to the beginnings of the modern jazz era. Volume One's focus is on LP collections of 78 rpm originals and nearly every significant musician--both familiar and obscure--of early 20th-century jazz is listed. For each record listed, full details of personnel, recording dates and locations are provided.