Jazz

Edge wear and corner creasing; 1996 gift inscription - in blue ink - on first leaf. "A Pelican Book." First published 1952; Fifth edition 1957. Contents - Acknowledgements; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Fifth Edition; 1. The Roots of Jazz; 2. The Slave Code; 3. Formation of Classic Jazz; 4. Ragtime and Early White Jazz; 5. The Pioneer Jazzmen; 6. Exodus from New Orleans; 7. The Great Infividualists; 8. Piano Jazz; 9. The Influence of Europeand Orthodoxy in Arrangement; 10. American Commercial Exploitation; 11. The White School; 12. Jazz in England; 13. Renaissance; 14. The Influence of Jazz upon Modern Compoers; Chart Illustrating Origins and Development of Jazz; Appendix; Index.