The Oxford companion to jazz / 
edited by Bill Kirchner. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2000. 
 - xi, 852 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Winner of Named one of the Top Ten Jazz History Books by Jazz Times Magazine Selected by Jazziz as one of the top 20 jazz books published in the last 20 years Named as Best Book on Jazz of 2001 by the Jazz Journalists Association. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 799-806) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> 	<br/>Jazz and its colorful, expansive history resonate in this collection of 60 essays specially-commissioned from jazz performers, writers, and scholars. This book features individual biographies of the most memorable characters of this relatively young art form. It provides a quick reference source as well as a broad overview for lovers of jazz. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>019512510X (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jazz--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML 3507  / O98 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.65