jazz music

Traces the history and development of Blue Note Records, one of the most recognizable record labels in the history of recorded music, focusing on how the label has influenced the evolution of jazz music.

A history of New Orleans music in the four decades since World War II.

Covers hip performers and musicians and their art.

Chronicles the era of swing bands from 1930 to 1941 and examines the popularity of instrumental solists such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Cab Calloway.

Chronicles the history of the influential jazz record label Impulse.

Chronicles the origin and development of the American jazz movement describing the instruments, sounds, and techniques that characterize jazz music; as well as profiles of jazz legends including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and John Coltrane.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the people, styles, organizations, philosophy, and politics of the free jazz movement, and includes a chronology of events, and suggested readings.

Chronicles the history of jazz, examining its origins and development in St. Louis, New Orleans, Chicago, New York, and other spots across the U.S.

Recommends one hundred jazz albums spanning 1917-2001 in essays describing their artists, songs, and influence on the genre; and includes a list of one hundred more recordings worth knowing.

Chronicles the history of blues music, discussing how it developed, why it became so popular, how its followers are influenced by it, and other related topics.