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Jazz is one of Americas great original music forms. Its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the last century when African American musicians combined the music of their ancestral homelands with European music styles and American traditional music. Stiegel State has a great collection of reference material, recorded music, online access to helpful databases, and an impressive special collection and archives that will help you explore the sounds and history of this uniquely American genre and the myriad spins on jazz offered by musicians all over the world. Jazz Jazz music Jazz musicians Blues musicians Jazz vocals Piano music (jazz) Piano music, ragtime Swing (music) Boogie woogie (music) Bop (music) Cool Jazz Jazz-rock Library of Congress Subject Headings Jazz Jazz--To 1921 Jazz--1921-1930 Jazz--1931-1940 Jazz--1941-1950 Jazz--1951-1960 Jazz--1961-1970 Jazz--1971-1980 Jazz--1981-1990 Jazz--1991-2000 Jazz--2001-2010 Jazz--Analysis, appreciation Jazz--Bibliography Jazz--Bio-bibliography Jazz--Dictionaries Jazz--Discography Jazz--Encyclopedias Jazz--History and criticism Jazz--Instruction and study Jazz--Lead sheets Jazz musicians Jazz musicians--Biography Jazz musicians--Interviews Jazz musicians--United States--Biography Jazz--Periodicals Jazz-rock (Music) Jazz vocals Call Numbers [Ref] ML102 Encyclopedias & dictionaries [Ref] ML128 J4 Bibliographies [Ref] ML156 J4 Discographies M1361 Scores MA1361, MD1361, MR1361 Cassettes, CDs, & LPs ML3506 - ML 3521 History & criticism ML3561 J42 General jazz MO1361, MV1361 DVDs, Videocassettes Search Terms

All that Jazz

A Guide for Beginners to Aficionados
Encyclopedias (First Floor Reference) Cook, Richard (2006) Richard Cooks Jazz Encyclopedia. ML102.J3 C66 James Ciment (2008) Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age: From the End of WWI to the Great Crash. E784 .E53 Dictionaries (First Floor Reference) Carr, Ian. (2000) Jazz: The Rough Guide. ML102.J3 C325 Coming Soon: Holmes, T (2012) Jazz (American Popular Music Series). ML102 .J3 H65 Jenkins, T. S. (2004) Free Jazz and Free Improvisation. ML102.J3 J46 Kernfeld, B. D. (2003) The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. ML102.J3N48 Handbooks & Discographies (First Floor Reference) Cook, R. (2006) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. ML156.4.J3 C68 Harrison, M. (2000) The Essential Jazz Records. ML156.4.J3 H33 Lord, T. (2000) The Jazz Discography. ML156.4.J3 L67 McRae, B. (1990) The Jazz Handbook. ML105 .M455 History & Criticism (First Floor Reference) Bogdanov, V., et al. (2002) All Music Guide to Jazz. ML156.4.J3 A45 Giddins, G. (2000) Visions of Jazz : The First Century. ML385 .G53 Gioia, T. (1998) The History of Jazz. ML3506 .G54 (new edition 2011) Kirchner, B. (2005) The Oxford Companion to Jazz. ML3507 .O94 Biographies (First Floor Reference) Drozdowski, T., et al. (2005) Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues. ML102.J3 B55 Feather, L. (2007) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. ML102.J3 F39 Bibliographies (First Floor Reference) Carner, G. (1990) Jazz performers : An Annotated Bibliography of Biographical Materials. ML128.B3 C37 Meadows, E. S. (1995) Jazz Research and Performance Materials : A Select Annotated Bibliography. ML128.J3 M33

Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world. Ahmad Alaadeen

Online Resources and Databases

New England Jazz History Database http:// www.jazzhistorydatabase.com/ All About Jazz http://www.allaboutjazz.com/ The Red Hot Jazz Archive http://www.redhotjazz.com/ Free 20s Jazz Collection http://www.archive.org/details/Free_20s_Jazz_Collection DownBeat MagazineDownBeats Jazz 101 http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=education&s ubsect=jazz Music Index (via Galileo) America: History and Life (via Galileo) Jazz Music Library http://jazz.alexanderstreet.com/start/MUCO

To access the Music Index and America: History and Life databases, click on the Galileo icon from any library terminal, and choose those databases from the Databases A Z option. To access these databases remotely, go to www.stiegelstate.edu/library, and click on Galileo@SSU. Enter your campus login ID and password to gain access. To access the Jazz Music Library here or remotely, choose Stiegel State from the dropdown list, then enter your Student ID number. Audio Lab & Media Services (Second Floor) Ken Burns (2000) Jazz: The Story of Americas Music [sound recording]. CD859 Blue Note (1989) Blue Note 50th Anniversary Collection: The Finest in Jazz [sound recording]. CD 1617 Smithsonian (1987) Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz [sound recording]. CD8837

Special Collections & Archives

(Second Floor) Burns, K. (2000) Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns [video recording] ML3506 .J39 2000 DVD DownBeat Magazine (1934 ) ML1 .D72

Trumpet, brass, Courtois Models 707 sonic B-flat, 18 inches, made in Paris (1964). Donated by Al Hirt estate. Accession #Hirt-001-054. Clarinet, black, Leblanc 1611, serial number 613xx (2006). Donated by Pete Fountain, a Stiegel State Alumni. Accession # Fountain-001-003. Gibson L-5CES guitar, gold, 36 inches (1969). Donated by Wes Montgomery estate. Accession # Montgomery-002-035.

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