Description

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition is the largest, most comprehensive and accurate reference work on jazz ever published, putting the world of jazz at your fingertips. With articles on every aspect of the field, from jazz groups, composers and arrangers to instruments, terms, record labels and venues, the new edition is the ideal companion for scholars and enthusiasts in this rapidly growing field.

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition is unique:

· No other title covers jazz to this extent across all forms and styles
· The only way to be completely up-to-date with the full scope of writing in this field
· Provides new perspectives to established areas of study--musicology, film and media, American studies, modern social history, women's studies and cultural studies, to name a few
· Offers a one-stop resource to all the key names in the jazz world

Reviews

"Even the smallest articles are extraordinarily well done....no other Jazz reference work approaches New Grove in scope or quality, making it essential for all collections."--A.J. Adam, Choice

"Highly recommended."--Harold V. Cordry, Library Journal (Starred Review)

"With the new edition, the work supersedes itself as a landmark....The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz reaches new heights in jazz scholarship....this set is essential for libraries with patrons studying jazz."--RBB/Booklist (Starred Review)

"The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz stands as the finest jazz reference work ever published...This is a work of dedication, love, and scholarship-an astonishing, incomparable achievement."--San Francisco Chronicle

"The wealth of information in the books is staggering."--Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Product Details

3000 pages; line illus, halftones & music ex. throughout; ISBN13: 978-1-56159-284-5ISBN10: 1-56159-284-6

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