a brief history of electric jazz

Dave Whipple (dlw@clipper.net)
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:49:26 -0700


Hi folks,

I found this article on the Jazz Society of Oregon's site. It gives a
history of the development of "electric" (versus acoustic) jazz and the
influence of technology. I'm not a historian so I'm not sure how thorough
it is, but I found it interesting. Check it out at
http://www.speakeasy.org/pbj/jazzscene/old/storyapr98.html

Dave Whipple
dlw@clipper.net
Eugene, Oregon USA