[Dixielandjazz] Booklist

[KenASlater at aol.com]

In a message dated 31/05/2003 20:00:06 GMT Daylight Time, drjz at bealenet.com 
writes:

> Dear DJML,
> I am compiling a list of jazz reference books, i.e. books to which 
> someome would refer for information, excluding general, or limited, 
> histories of jazz, biographies, novels, journals, and discographies. 
> Feather's (and Gitler's) Encyclopedias of Jazz, Chilton's Who's Whos, 
> the Rough Guides, Clayton and Gammond's Guinness Jazz Companion, Gold's 
> Jazz Talk, Kinkle's
> Complete Encyclopedia, Ecklund's Jazz West Coast, ASCAP Biographical 
> Dictionary, Kenningtron and Read's Literature of Jazz, Townley's Tell 
> Your Story, and, of course, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz are 
> examples of the 40 volumes I have so far unearthed. I would be grateful 
> for suggestions anyone may have. With thanks.
> Fred



Hi Fred

You might like to include Alyn Shipton's 'A New History of Jazz' published in 
2001 by Continuum. I'm finding it invaluable as a reference book, and its 
also well-written and easy to read - not always the same thing.


Cheers

Ken   

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