TY - BOOK AU - Megill,David W. AU - Tanner,Paul TI - Jazz issues: a critical history. SN - 0697125718 (pbk.) AV - ML3506.M4 U1 - 781.65/09 20 PY - 1995/// CY - Madison, Wis. PB - Brown & Benchmark KW - Jazz KW - History and criticism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-378), discography (p. 379-381), and index; 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 ER -