1619 - 1917: A Prehistory
From the beginning of African slavery on this continent, to the first jazz recording.
Show Notes
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Bibliography:
The History of Jazz - Ted Gioia
The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century - Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band - Lawrence Gushee
Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development - Gunther Schuller
Blues People: Negro Music in White America - Leroi Jones
Reading Jazz - David Meltzer
Writing Jazz - David Meltzer
Jazz: A History of America’s Music - Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
Jazz in American Culture - Peter Townsend
Why Jazz Happened - Marc Myers
The Rough Guide to Jazz 3 - Ian Carr, Brian Priestley, and Digby Fairweather
The History of Music Production - Richard James Burgess