Item Detail
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Claghorn, Charles Eugene
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Biographical dictionary of jazz
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Book
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Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
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c1982
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Prentice Hall
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377 p. ; 26 cm.
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English
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0130779660; 9780130779663
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Jazz musicians--Biography.
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Jazz; Jazz Musicians; Jazz Performers
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ML 390 .C59 1982
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Claghorn, Charles E. Biographical Dictionary of Jazz. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.: Prentice-Hall, 1982.
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Biographical dictionary of jazz performers and jazz ensembles featuring the careers of musicians and histories of prominent jazz ensembles. Provides brief insight to many jazz performer's lives and musical careers.
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Focuses on jazz musician and ensembles from 1920 to 1980. Strictly biographical.
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Standard dictionary format. Brief objective biographical information followed by a list of ensembles or other recording artists with which the musician played. Each selection includes some quotes about the musicians by colleagues.
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Extensive coverage. All prominent jazz ensembles covered.
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Only covers up to 1980.
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BYU Mus Ref
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2923