The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
- ISBN-10
- 019532000X
- ISBN-13
- 9780195320008
- Series
- The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 718
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04-01
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler
Description
Offers more than 3,300 entries covering musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Thelonious Monk, and Wynton Marsalis.
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