Be Enlightened
.......... By Jazz Music Books

Self-Educate With Jazz Music Books. Deepen Your Knowledge And Understanding Of This Complex Music - By Quiet Reflection As You Leaf Thru' A Well-Researched Book.

Hi, Jazz Fan:

There is nothing like quietly schooling yourself by dipping into jazz music books. A book that's thoroughly researched and carefully written gives the correct perspectives on the various aspects of this intriguing music. By knowing more, you'll understand better and be more able to appreciate the finer intricacies of jazz.

Below is a listing of some fine jazz music books and reference works as selected by jazz experts. There is also a free online encyclopedia.

Happy Reading!

LIST OF JAZZ MUSIC BOOKS

Encyclopedia Online

1 WIKIPEDIA - The Free Encyclopedia >CLICK

Jazz Music Books

2 The Story of Jazz (1976)
... by Marshall Winslow Stearns - ideal for the newcomer to the music

3 Hear Me Talkin' to Ya (1992)
... by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff (eds.) - a colourful history of jazz in musicians' own words

4 Jazz: New Orleans, 1885–1963 (1983)
... by Samuel Barclay Charters - about the musical precursors of jazz and jazz's early years

5 Jazz: A History of the New York Scene (1984)
... by Samuel Barclay Charters and Leonard Kunstadt - about the musical precursors of jazz and jazz's early years.

6 Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development (1986)
... by Gunther Schuller - comprehensive, detailed technical analyses of the music

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

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

9 Big Band Jazz (1983)
... by Albert McCarthy - the most thoroughly researched book on the subject.

10 Inside Jazz (1997)
... by Leonard Feather - the first knowledgeable book about the bebop revolution.

11 The Jazz Scene (1993)
... by Eric Hobsbawm - a highly intelligent, objective view of postwar jazz.

12 Jazz: Hot and Hybrid (1975)
... by Winthrop Sargeant - pioneering efforts in developing critical views of jazz and its performers.

13 Jazz: Its Evolution and Essence (1980)
... by André Hodeir - the first serious analysis of the music

Reference Works

14 The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (1994)
...by Barry Kernfeld (ed.)

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

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

17 Who's Who of Jazz, 5th ed.(1989)
... by John Chilton ====================