[Dixielandjazz] Re: Dixielandjazz digest, Vol 1 #269 - 11 msgs

Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:33:56 EDT

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To Editors:

I'm not sure exactly where the list came from identified as George Borgman's 
list of most important references regarding early Jazz and ragtime. Posted on 
April 24, 2001, in reply to: Best 10 Books posted by Leslie Johnson on March 
18, 2001.

George writes: As a jazz journalist who does stories in depth on various jazz 
personalities and a reviewer of recordings, videos, etc., I use various 
reference books, including discographies and biographies. My choices are: He 
then lists about 24 sources.

Dan Spink replies to George:
While I concur that've put together an excellent list, I'm puzzled as to one 
giant omission: i.e., The History of Jazz, by Ted Gioia. Oxford University 
Press, New York, 1997. It's won many awards and was the most comprehensive 
and accurate history of jazz I've ever read. It's a real page turner.

Dan Spink
dwsi@aol.com 

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<HTML>To Editors: 
 
I'm not sure exactly where the list came from identified as George Borgman's list of most important references regarding early Jazz and ragtime. Posted on April 24, 2001, in reply to: Best 10 Books posted by Leslie Johnson on March 18, 2001. 
 
George writes: As a jazz journalist who does stories in depth on various jazz personalities and a reviewer of recordings, videos, etc., I use various reference books, including discographies and biographies. My choices are: He then lists about 24 sources. 
 
Dan Spink replies to George: 
While I concur that've put together an excellent list, I'm puzzled as to one giant omission: i.e., The History of Jazz, by Ted Gioia. Oxford University Press, New York, 1997. It's won many awards and was the most comprehensive and accurate history of jazz I've ever read. It's a real page turner. 
 
Dan Spink 
dwsi@aol.com </HTML>

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