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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. (Book Reviews).
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Centennial edition. Editor emeritus, Nicolas Slonimsky; Series advisory editor, Laura Kuhn. New York: Schirmer Books, 2001. [6 vols. ISBN 0-02-865525-7. $595.]
Almost as interesting as new editions of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians are the reviews that accompany each new offering. As reviewers articulate their comments, praise, and criticism, they make clear the respect given to this long-standing icon of music reference. In reviewing the ninth edition--the first edition comprising multiple volumes, and with substantially expanded contents and significant attention to jazz and popular music performers--I ...
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