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Getting Started
Music Ref ML 128 .J3 M33 1995
Jazz Research and Performance Materials: A Select Annotated Bibliography. (2nd ed.)
Music Ref ML102.J3 N48 2001
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (also available in Grove Music Online)
General Historical Surveys of Jazz Music
ML 3506 .B475 1994
Thinking in Jazz.
ML 3506 .D4 1992
New Structures in Jazz and Improvised Music Since 1960.
ML 3506 .G54 1997
The History of Jazz.
ML 3506 .G74 2006
Jazz Styles: History and Analysis (9th ed.).
ML 3506 .J47 2000
Jazz: The First Century.
ML3506 .K47 1995
What to Listen for in Jazz.
ML 3506 .M43 2004
Introduction to Jazz History.
ML102.J3C34
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz
ML 3506 .P66 1992
Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present.
ML 3506 .S47 2001
A New History of Jazz.
ML 3506 .S53 1995
Talking Jazz: An Oral History. (2nd ed.)
ML 3506 .T57 1993
Jazz: A History. (2nd ed.).
ML 3506 .T59 1996
Living with Jazz: An Appreciation.
ML 3508 .D48 1995
Jazz in America: Who's Listening?
ML 3508 .M35 1994; 2000
Jazz: A Listener's Guide.
ML 3508 .P58 1982b
American Women in Jazz: 1900 to the Present: Their Words, Lives, and Music.
General Biographical Sources
Music Ref ML 102 .J3 F4 1999
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
Music Ref ML 102 .J3 H65 2006
American Popular Music: Jazz
Music Ref ML 102 .J3 J46 2004
Free Jazz and Free Improvisation
Jazz Theory
MT 50 .S7843
Jazz Theory: A Creative Approach.
MT 68 .L48 1995
The Jazz Theory Book
Essays on Jazz Music
ML 3477.1 .S25 1994
Dancing In Your Head: Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Beyond.
ML 3507 .R42 1993
Reading Jazz.
ML 3507 .R47 1995
Representing Jazz.
ML 3508 .C62 1993
Jazz: The American Theme Song.
ML 3556 .C37 1993
Sitting In: Selected Writings on Jazz, Blues, and Related Topics.
Music Ref ML 3506 .C47 1998
The Chronicle of Jazz.
Music Ref ML 3507 .O94 2000
The Oxford Companion to Jazz.
Music Ref ML 3507 .S5 1998
Jazz: Legends of Style.
Discographies
Music Ref ML 102 .J3 C325 1995
Jazz: The Rough Guide
Music Ref ML 156.4 J3 A45 1996
All Music Guide to Jazz.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 B66 1995
The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 B88x
60 Years of Recorded Jazz, 1917-1977.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 C67 1996
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed).
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 J5
Jazz Records, 1942-1965: A Discography.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 L44 1985
Women in Jazz: A Discography of Instrumental Music, 1913-1968.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 L6 1992
The Jazz Discography.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 P53 1995
The Guide to Classic Recorded Jazz.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 R93 1970x
Jazz Records 1897-1942.
Music Ref ML 156.4 .J3 S9 1985
Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide.
Finding Books
When looking for books in the BGSU Libraries Catalog, use the following subject terms:
Jazz music
Jazz music--history and criticism
Jazz musicians
Individual musician names
Finding Albums
When looking for recordings in the BGSU Libraries Catalog, try the following searches:
Name of performer [author search]
Album title [title search]
Song title [title or keyword search]
NOTE: Many albums have excellent historical and biographical notes, and lyrics are frequently included on jackets or inner
liners.
Finding Magazine Articles: Print and Online Periodical Indexes
Jazz Index. 1977 to 1983. Located in Music Library reference area.
Reader's Guide Full Text. 1983-present.
1900-1985. (Located in first-floor reference index area)
Academic Search Complete. 1984-present.
Humanities Index. 1974-1984. (Located in the first-floor reference index area)
Humanities International Complete. 1984-present
New York Times Historical. 1851-2004.
Indexing for more recent issues of the New York Times is available via various databases, including Newspaper Source.
The Music Index. 1978-present. Print copies are located in the Music Library and date from 1949-present.
Suggested Periodicals in the Music Library
Cadence. 1976 to present
Coda Magazine. 1981 to present
Collectors Items. 1980-1985
Downbeat. 1968 to present (Music Library); 1939- 1968 (microfilm)
IAJRD Journal. 1978 to present
Jazz Educators Journal. 1983 to 2001
Jazz Journal International. 1978 to present
Jazziz. 1990 to present
Micrography. 1980-1985
Mississippi Rag. 1973 to present
Suggested Web Sites
WNUR-FM JazzWeb
University of North Texas's Jazz Research Portal
Jazz Roots: Early Jazz History on jass.com
all about Jazz
Oculus Magazine’s Jazz Primer for Rock People
Big Bands Database
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