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Jazz: Players and Principles
Wilson, John S. | January 5, 1957 issue

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This article discusses books related to Jazz Writing. The two most recent histories, "The Story of Jazz," by Marshall Stearns and "The Heart of Jazz," by William L. Grossman and Jack W. Farrell, carry both of these lines a bit farther than they have gone before. Dr. Stearns's book has several distinctions, not the least of which is the convincing evidence he offers that directness, clarity and simplicity are possible in jazz writing. Instead of briefly suggesting something of the origins of the musical strains which became jazz and dwelling at length on the principal personalities and musical styles involved in its history.

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JAZZ; STEARNS, Marshall; MUSIC; AFRICAN Americans -- Music; BAND music; EVIDENCE
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