Latin Jazz 
Subtitle: The First of Fusion, 1880's to Today
Publisher: Schirmer Books
Published: July 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780825671920
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Jazz; World music; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Music; Music/Songbooks; Ethnic; Genres & Styles - Jazz; History & Criticism - General
First sentence: The degree too which Latin musical styles affected ragtime, pre-jazz, and very early jazz will always be unclear because the historical record is scattered, confused, or most often of all, nonexistent.