The jazz singers
Subtitle: the ultimate guide
By: Scott Yanow.
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780879308254
Subjects: Jazz singers -- United States -- Biography; Jazz -- History and criticism
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide is an overview of jazz vocalism. This guide consists of more than 800 profiles that together span the history of jazz, from the dawn of commercial recordings to the present day. Author Scott Yanow goes beyond the household names to include many other important singers of yesterday and today."--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: The 521 great jazz singers; title: 198 other jazz singers of today; title: 55 others who have also sung jazz; title: 30 jazz vocal groups; title: The best of jazz singers on film; title: Other books on jazz singers.