Jazz musicians, 1945 to the present /

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Author / Creator:	Dicaire, David, 1963-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Description:	ix, 282 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography. Jazz singers -- United States -- Biography. Jazz -- History and criticism. Jazz. Jazz musicians. Jazz singers. United States. Biography. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5883781

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ISBN:	0786420979 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-268) and index.
Summary:	"The five major periods of jazz--the bop revolution, hard bop and cool jazz, the avant-garde, fusion, and contemporary--form the basis for the sections in this reference work, with a brief history of each period provided. The artists who were integral to the evolution of each period are then profiled"--Provided by publisher.

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Profiles around 50 musicians within five major periods of jazz history: "The Bop Revolution," "Hard Bop and Cool Jazz," "Free Jazz and the Avant-Garde," "Jazz Fusion," and "Contemporary Jazz." The profiles are several pages long and include discographies. --Mary Ellen Quinn Copyright 2006 Booklist

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Jazz musicians, 1945 to the present /

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