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KORTE INHOUD
Jazz in its earliest form is generally thought to have originated in New Orleans at the turn of the century. A History of Jazz takes the story from New Orleans to the present day, covering all the many strands of that music. It takes in the Blues, Piano Jazz, the Big Bands, the Swing Era and Modern Jazz. Through brief biographical entries it covers the careers of many famous Jazz musicians and singers from the tragic Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday to the more enduring Louis Armstrong, Dizzie Gillespie, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and many others. This book has over 100 illustrations including many in colour.
