Max Harrison is a musicologist who reviewed for The Times and The Gramophone from 1967-90, has written widely on jazz, and contributed to the 1980 edition of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and other reference works. Charles Fox (deceased) was a broadcaster and reviewer. He was the host of "Jazz Today," a weekly British radio program. Eric Thacker (deceased) was a clergyman, with a long-standing interest in jazz.

"All collectors will welcome the meticulous documentation of recording dates, titles, and personnel . . . a valuable addition to jazz criticism, discography and . . . historiography."--Popular Music

• Origins; the Twenties - variations on the New Orleans style; the Twenties - styles other than New Orleans; jazz in Europe; interlude -the influence of jazz on European composers; the Thirties and swing; against the current - traditional survivals and revivals; the transition to modern jazz.

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   Stringent med representativt urval

   Faktaspäckad bok om klassiska jazzwax. Mer specifikt om samlade 78-varvare på 250 LP-skivor. Stringent text utan en massa ovidkommande information. Saknar dock en del Luncefordgods som Rhythm is our business (1934-1935) samt Columbia 1939-40 utgiven som 4LP Box. Men det kan ändå inte förta helhetsintrycket; att verket är enastående i sitt slag!

   Bengt

   13 september 2014