| Contents |
Foreword / by Rowena Stewart, D.H. -- Introduction: Jazz: an African American gift to the nation and the world / by Leonard Brown -- Jazz masters / by Leonard Brown -- Jazz masters selected discography / compiled by Eric Jackson -- An interview with Jay McShann / introduced and edited by Leonard Brown -- Kansas City nightclubs and club life / by Claude Page -- Kansas City jazz: a photographic history / captions by Claude Page -- A selected jazz bibliography ; A selected jazz videography / compiled by Leonard Brown. |
| Abstract |
The Kansas City Jazz Museum traces the evolution of jazz music in America, from the early 1920s to the present day, focusing on the contributions of such Kansas City-based musicians as Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and other jazz greats. |
| General note | Published in conjunction with the new museum's first exhibition. |
| General note | A Donna Martin book. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 14-15), bibliographical references (page 119), and videography (page 120). |
| LCCN | 98034242 |
| ISBN | 0836268296 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0836268288 (pbk.) |
