As I was writing last month about the excellent newspapers and newsletters in the fields of jazz and ragtime, I was also reminded of the amazing books, articles, and websites that collectively provide a near-definitive account of this uniquely American genre of music.
I am not very knowledgeable about the literature of jazz but I have kept up with ragtime related writing and am amazed by both the breadth and depth of what has been done. As I process our small Sedalia Ragtime Archive collection, I am constantly needing a reference or detail on something and almost without exception, I can find answers in the Archive’s ragtime library, in old periodicals or on the internet.
