Literature and Arts B-82: Sayin' Something: Jazz as Sound, Sensibility, and Social Dialogue

7. Selected Bibliographies & Bio-Bibliographies

Bibliography

Blesh, Rudi and Harriet Janis. They All Played Ragtime. New York: Oak Publications, 1966.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 177.908  

Carner, Gary. Jazz Performers: An Annotated Bibliography of Biographical Materials. New York : Greenwood Press, 1990
Location: Lamont Library, Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Aldrich Room ML128.B3 C37 1990

Charters, Samuel Barclay. Jazz: New Orleans, 1885 - 1963: An Index to the Negro Musicians of New Orleans. New York: Oak Publications, 1963.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 177.912  
Location: Widener Library; Call Number: ML 3561.J3 C43  

Gray, John, comp. Fire Music: A Bibliography of the New Jazz, 1959-1990. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 G7 1991  

Gregor, Carl, Duke of Mecklenburg. International Bibliography of Jazz Books. Baden-Baden: Koerner, 1983.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.112.5
Location: Widener Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 C4 1983  

---. 1971/72/73 Supplement to International Jazz Bibliography. Graz: Universal Edition, 1975.
Location: Widener Library; Call Number: ML 3561.J3 Z992 x 

Hefele, Bernhard. Jazz Bibliography: International Literature on Jazz, Blues, Gospel and Ragtime Music... Munchen: Saur, 1981.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.109  
Location: Widener Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 H43 

---. Bibliographie Jazz Rock Pop 1990: En Verzeichnis der Deutschsprachigen Literatur. Pullach: Verlag Willi Gorzny, 1993.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.109.6

Hippenmeyer, Jean Roland. Jazz Sur Films: Ou, 55 Annees de Rapports Jazz-cinema Vus a Travers Plus de 800 Films Tournes Entre 1917 et 1972. Yverdon: Editions de la Thiele, 1973.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.301  

Kennington, Donald. The Literature of Jazz: A Critical Guide. London: Library Association, 1980.
Location: Lamont Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 K45 1980  
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.113.2

Markewich, Reese. The New Expanded Bibliography of Jazz Compositions Based on the Progressions of Standard Tunes. New York: Markewich, 1974.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.329  

Meadows, Eddie S. Jazz Reference and Research Materials: A Bibliography. New York: Garland Pub, 1981.
Location: Afro-American Studies Reading Room, Lamont Library, Widener Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 M33 1981  
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.108  

---. Jazz Research and Performance Materials: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Pub, 1995.
Location: Lamont Library, Loeb Music Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 M33 1995  
Location: Tozzer Library; Call Number: TECH. M 462.5 j 1995  

---. Jazz Scholarship and Pedagogy: A Research and Information Guide. New York: Routledge, 2006.
Location: Loeb Music Library, Widener Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 M34 2006  

Meeker, David. Jazz in the Movies. New York: Da Capo Press, 1981.
Location: Lamont Library; Call Number: ML 128.M7 M38 1981  
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.302.5

Merriam, Alan P. A Bibliography of Jazz. Philadelphia: American Folk-lore Society, 1954.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.111  

Reisner, Robert George. The Literature of Jazz: A Selective Bibliography. New York: New York Public Library, 1959.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.110.5

Voigt, John. Jazz Music in Print. Boston: Hornpipe Music Pub. Co., 1978.
Location: Lamont Library; Call Number: ML 128.J3 V6 1978  
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 39.114  

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Bio-bibliography

Bohlander, Carlo. Reclams Jazzfuhrer. Stuttgart: Reclam, 2000.
Location: Widener Library; Call Number: ML 102.J3 B63 2000x  

Case, Brian. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz. London: Salamander Books, 1979.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 46.4.29  

Crowther, Bruce. Singing Jazz: The Singers and their Styles. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, 1997.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 107.4.169  

Kinkle, Roger. Leading Musical Performers (popular music and jazz) 1900-1950: 2150 Biographies Updated to 1996 with Additions and Corrections. Mt.Vernon, Ind: Windmill Publications, 1996.
Location: Lamont Library; Call Number: ML 102.P66 K55 1996x  

Larkin, Colin. ed. The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz. 2nd ed. Enfield: Guinness Publishing, 1995.
Location: Widener Library; Call Number: ML 105 .G85 1995x  

Lyttelton, Humphrey. The Best of Jazz. London: Robson Books, 1999.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 177.952.15  

Matzner, Antonin. Encyklopedie Jazzu a Moderni Popularni Hudby. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1986-.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 45.469  

McRae, Barry. The Jazz Handbook. Boston: G.K.Hall, 1987.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 106.4.69  

Milkowski, Bi. Swing it! : An Annotated History of Jive. New York: Billboard Books, 2001.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 177.954.50  

Wolfer, Jurgen. Lexikon des Jazz. St.Andra/Wordern: Hannibal Verlag, 1999.
Location: Widener Library; Call Number: ML 102.J3 W63 1999x 

Yanow, Scott. The Trumpet Kings: The Players who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet. San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books, 2001.
Location: Loeb Music Library; Call Number: Mus 46.4.24  

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