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Standard Texts in Music History

This is a guide to standard resources for introductory study or review of western art music, jazz, popular music, and world music.

Jazz

Jazz. by DeVeaux, Scott, and Gary Giddins.
Call Number: ML 3508 .D47 2009
The History of Jazz. 2d ed. by Gioia, Ted.
Call Number: ML 3506 .G54 2011
Jazz Styles: History and Analysis. 10th ed. by Gridley, Mark C.
Call Number: ML 3506 .G74 2009
What to Listen For in Jazz. by Kernfeld, Barry.
Call Number: ML 3506 .K471 1995
Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present. by Porter, Lewis, Michael Ullman, and Ed Hazell.
Call Number: ML 3506 .P661 1993
A New History of Jazz. Rev. and updated ed. by Shipton, Alyn.
Call Number: ML 3506 .S47 2007
Jazz: A History. 2d ed. by Tirro, Frank.
Call Number: ML 3561 .J3 T59 1993
Keeping Time: Readings in Jazz History. by Walser, Robert, ed.
Call Number: ML 3507 .K41 1999
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2d ed. 3 vols. by Kernfeld, Barry, ed.
Call Number: Reference: ML 102 .J3 N481 2002
Also available electronically via Oxford Music Online

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Subjects: Arts

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