A New History of Jazz

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Continuum, 2007 - Music - 804 pages
Aiming to challenge many of the assumptions that surround the birth and growth of jazz music, this book re-evaluates the transition from swing to be-bop, asking just how political this supposed modern jazz revolution actually was.

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Precursors
13
Classic Jazz
54
Stride and BoogieWoogie
124
Copyright

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About the author (2007)

Alyn Shipton presents jazz radio programs for the BBC and is a critic for The Times in London. He is the author of several books on music, as well as a music publisher and editor. He divides his time between Oxford and the French countryside. In 2010, he was voted UK Jazz Broadcaster of the Year.

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