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| Jazz History | ||
| From Verve records. Separate pages on various jazz styles. ( http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/history.aspx?hid=8 ) | ||
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| Fletcher Henderson | ||
| Biography of influential New York dance band leader from the Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History. ( http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=39987 ) | ||
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| Count Basie | ||
| Biography, images, and links to a wealth of information. ( http://www-music.duke.edu/jazz_archive/artists/basie.count/03/ ) | ||
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| kcjazz.com | ||
| Site devoted to the history and development of jazz in Kansas City, MO. ( http://www.kcjazz.com/ ) | ||
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| Lester Young | ||
| Essays on life, music, and discography. ( http://www-music.duke.edu/jazz_archive/artists/young.lester/02/ ) | ||
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| Benny Goodman | ||
| Biography, audio clips, and images. ( http://www-music.duke.edu/jazz_archive/artists/goodman.benny/06/ ) | ||
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| Glenn Miller | ||
| Biography from the site to accompany to Ken Burns PBS special series Jazz. ( http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_miller_glen.htm ) | ||
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| Mary Lou Williams: Soul on Soul | ||
| Extensive biography and background from the site for the Mary Lou Williams Collection at the Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies. ( http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/ijs/mlw/intro1.html ) | ||
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| Duke Ellington | ||
| Official Web site with biography, images, audio clips, song list and more. ( http://www.dukeellington.com/ ) | ||
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| Cotton Club Revues | ||
| Brief history and images of posters from performances at one of New York's leading big band venues. ( http://www.jass.com/cotton.html ) | ||
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| International Sweethearts of Rhythm | ||
| Historical overview and background. ( http://www.riverwalk.org/proglist/showpromo/intl_sweethearts.htm ) | ||
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| Ella Fitzgerald: 1917-1996 | ||
| Commemorative Web site with essays, audio clips, and discography. ( http://museum.media.org/ella/ ) | ||
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| Billie Holiday | ||
| Official Web site with biography, images, audio clips, song lists, and tributes. ( http://www.cmgww.com/music/holiday/ ) | ||
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| Bebop | ||
| Overview from the Verve Jazz History site. ( http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/history.aspx?hid=20 ) | ||
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| What is Bebop? | ||
| Excerpts from Billy Taylor's lectures at the Kennedy Center. ( http://town.hall.org/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_bop.html ) | ||
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| Charlie Parker | ||
| Official Web site with biography, images, audio clips, song lists, and tributes. ( http://www.cmgww.com/music/parker/home.html ) | ||
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| Dizzy Gillespie | ||
| Brief biography, discography and bibliography from the NEA Jazz Masters site. ( http://www.iaje.org/bio.asp?ArtistID=60 ) | ||
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| Stan Kenton | ||
| Comprehensive site including biography, discography, audio clips, and an extensive list of members of Kenton's band. ( http://kenton.crispen.org/ ) | ||
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| Rediscovering Dave Brubeck | ||
| Site to accompany the PBS special on Brubeck. Various essays and transcriptions of interviews. ( http://www.pbs.org/brubeck/ ) | ||
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| Motown | ||
| Overview of the style and record company by Gerald Early, from the Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History. ( http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/article.do;jsessionid=$%7bjsessionid%7d?nKeyValue=1781 ) | ||
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