A New History of Jazz

by Alyn Shipton

Much of what we think we know about jazz is the result of a small body of information being passed on from one generation of historians to another, which is accepted without question. In this fascinating new history of the major musical art form of the 20th century, Alyn Shipton sets out to challenge those assumptions. Using new sources material, Shipton investigates how jazz first started. How was it that it took off all over the United States early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082646338X
• ISBN13: 9780826463388
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 976 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.