Empower Yourself With Jazz Books

Knowledge Is Power. Jazz Books Enable You To Know More And Empower You To Better Understand & Enjoy Jazz Music.

Hi, Jazz Fan:

Self-education by dipping into jazz books brings great satisfaction. It enables quiet reflection as you leisurely leaf thru' the pages of a well-authored book.

As your knowledge of this intriguing music builds up, your interest and enthusiasm picks up. Understanding the fine intricacies of jazz is now nearer achievement. And enjoyment of the music is heightened.

A program to self-educate is suggested below. There are two reference websites: books on big band jazz and the swing era; and some general reference works.

Enjoy reading!

JAZZ REFERENCE WEBSITES

(1) WIKIPEDIA - The Free Encyclopedia

!2) AMERICAN BB DATABASE - database on big band jazz

JAZZ BOOKS & Referecne Works

1 The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930–1945 (1991)
.....by Gunther Schuller - comprehensive, technical analyses of the music.

2 The Big Bands (1981)
.....by George T. Simon - anecdotal history

3 Big Band Jazz (1983)
.....by Albert McCarthy - the most thoroughly researched book on the subject. 4 The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (1994)
.....by Barry Kernfeld (ed.)

5 The Encyclopedia of Jazz (1984)
.....by Leonard Feather

6 The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz (1999)
.....by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler