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New History of Jazz
by Alyn Shipton

New History of Jazz
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Author: Alyn Shipton
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-05-15
ISBN: 0826429726
Number of pages: 816
Publisher: Continuum

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Book Review: Thorough, comprehensive and historical analysis
Summary: 5 Stars

This is an important contribution to worldwide historical jazz analysis. The author considers the traditional perspectives and evaluates them from a position of greater depth and recent scholarship together with very helpful documentation. His conclusions taken must be taken seriously.

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