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Organized by year, style, and place, this first-ever chronicle of jazz is supplemented with special features on subjects relevant to each period. "A Century of Jazz" covers not only the major jazz cult artists--Armstrong, Parker, Coltrane--but also crossover figures such as Crosby, Glenn Miller, and Sinatra and is richly illustrated with a wealth of rare images and graphic material. 350 photos, 200 in color.