Megill, David W. <br/><br/>
Jazz issues: a critical history. / 
David W. Megill and  Paul O.W. Tanner. 
 - Madison, Wis. :  Brown & Benchmark,  c1995. 
 - xii, 397 p.:  ill.;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-378), discography (p. 379-381), and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Introduction -- Early influences, prejazz, early jazz -- Early new Orleans Dixieland to swing -- Bop to the present -- An Overview of theoretical concerns -- An Art form in its infancy -- Extemporized ensembles -- Ensemble compostion -- The Engine of popularity -- The Developing mainstream -- Notation and improvisation- a question of balance -- Classical/ jazz distinctions -- Fusion: An art form at risk -- Controversy among stylistic worlds. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0697125718 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>93070830  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jazz--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3506.M4 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.65/09