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Music Research

Jazz: A Starting Guide

Part I: Where to Find Jazz in the UNLV Music Library

Most printed jazz materials are easier to locate by searching with subject headings (see below) rather than browsing by call number. A limited number of jazz scores can be found in M1366. Some volumes of transcribed jazz solos can be found in the areas for specific instruments, but are not cataloged separately from non-jazz scores:
- Piano: M22
- Clarinet: M73
- Trumpet: M85-86
- Saxophone: M105-106, 108
- Guitar: M125, 128
History of Jazz: ML3505-3509, ML3561 (Lied Main Stacks)
History of Ragtime: ML3530 (Lied Main Stacks)
History of Big Bands: ML3518 (Lied Main Stacks)
Jazz discography: ML156.4

For jazz sound recordings and videos see the online list of Jazz Compact Discs in the UNLV Music Collection.

Part II: Representative Subject Headings for Jazz

Note: Subject headings for almost any instrument can include "(Jazz)", "(Ragtime)" or "(Boogie woogie)" as a trailing qualifier (for example, Piano music (Jazz)). For more comprehensive results, perform a keyword search including the term jazz along with other keywords.

Part III: Useful Sources

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Directories

Carr, Ian, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley. Jazz, the Rough Guide. London: Rough Guides, 2000.
Music Ref. ML102.J3 C33 2000

Chilton, John. Who's Who of Jazz : Storyville to Swing Street. New York: Da Capo Press, 1985.
Music Ref. ML106.U3 C5 1985

Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford [England]; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Music Ref. ML102.J3 F4 1999

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Compiled & edited by Colin Larkin. 3rd ed. London: MUZE UK Ltd., 1998.
Music Ref. ML102.P66 G84 1998

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Edited by Barry Kernfield. London: Macmillan, 2002.
Music Ref. ML102.J3 N48 2001

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Online). London: Macmillan Reference; New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2001-
Internet Access

Rosalsky, Mitch. Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000.
Music Ref. ML102.P66 R67 2000

Research

Meadows, Eddie S. Jazz Research and Performance Materials : a Select Annotated Bibliography. 2nd ed. (Garland Library of Music Ethnology) New York: Garland, 1995.
Music Ref. ML128.J3 M33 1995