The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz - Hardcover

Kernfeld, Barry (ed)

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9780312113575: The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

Synopsis

Available for the first time in one volume, the more than 4,500 articles in this comprehensive dictionary include items on performers, styles, instruments, terminology, and famous festivals, clubs, and record labels.

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About the Author


Musicologist Barry Kernfeld has been the editor of The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz since 1984. He has taught jazz history at both Cornell University and Hamilton College.

Review


"The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz is a most impressive achievement and it is certain to become a standard reference source."--Benny Carter


"A must for every serious jazz lover."--Dizzy Gillespie


"The variety of major and minor entries scattered among the biographies make The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz a fascinating field for browsing...filled with basic information, colorful personalities and exotic locales."--The New York Times


"This massive work deserves highest praise."--Library Journal


"This is the most monumental effort at a comprehensive jazz reference to date."--Boston Phoenix


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