Contains several essays on history and evolution, and a major section of dictionary entries for groups and individual jazz musicians. Kinkle, Roger D. Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950 . A wide-ranging 4 volume work covering the contributions of singers, orchestra leaders, instrumentalists, composers, and lyricists to popular music and jazz. Volume 1 is devoted to a chronological listing of Broadway musicals, songs, and representative recordings. Volumes 2 and 3 are devoted to biographical entries, and volume 4 to appendices and indexes.
Emphasis is more on popular music than jazz.
New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . A comprehensive dictionary of jazz, following the style and tradition of the other great Grove dictionaries of music. Includes entries for over 3000 individual jazz musicians, as well as articles on terminology and theory, musical instruments, record labels, festivals, and films. Most articles include one or more bibliographical citations for further reading, and some include selected recordings. Appendix I is a comprehensive bibliography including bibliographies and reference materials, discographies, books, and periodicals.