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This is a dated but still useful book about jazz and its origins. The author was already interested and active in the 1930s in researching jazz history and clearing up some of the common misconceptions regarding same. Most significantly, the Frenchman was already regarding jazz as a serious art form at a time in which few writers considered it anything other than disposable. Panassie was often opinionated in his views; its still possible to admire his passion even when his arguments are just plain wrong. Any student of early jazz, or one building a meaningful library on jazz history, will want to acquire this book.
