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Jazz Search Tips
Topics Covered
Getting Started
Search HOMER (UConn's
library catalog) to find jazz recordings, books, and scores. Most of
the recordings are located in the Music
& Dramatic Arts Library and may be borrowed (here are loan
periods).
Looking for jazz CDs in general?
For type of search, click Keyword.
Under search terms, type the key words you know. (Formerly you had
to type AND between your searches; only do this if you wish to
use the Keyword Boolean search.)
Examples of Keyword searches:
jazz mcd Finds music CDs with "jazz"
in the title, contents, or subject.
jazz lp Finds jazz albums (the old "long-playing"
records).
jazz mcd trumpet Finds jazz CDs with trumpet.
Here's a more sophisticated Keyword Boolean search using AND and OR:
jazz
and (mcd or lp) Finds jazz CDs or jazz
LPs.
Tip: after you search, "sort" your results by title
or author for easier reading.
Looking for a particular artist, performer, or song?
For type of search, click Keyword.
Under search terms, type the key words you know.
Examples:
art blakey Finds Blakey, Art OR Art
Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.
stella starlight mcd Finds CDs with song "Stella
by Starlight."
henderson shade jade Finds anything with Joe
Henderson and "A Shade of Jade."
Want to browse the collection as it appears on the shelf (Adderly
to Young)?
(Audio recordings are shelved behind the circulation desk.)
For type of search, click Call Number.
Under search terms, type MCD JZ to browse the jazz CDs. To browse
LPs, type LP JZ.
(You can add the first letter of the main artist's name, e.g., MCD
JZ D for Miles Davis CDs.)
Tip: also try the Keyword Boolean search above you if seek particular
artists/composers.
Looking for the Aebersold play-along set?
Want to find the Aebersold play-along books/CDs?
Ask for the Aebersolds at the Music Library circulation desk
(you can check them out for 3 days). The call number is MT
68 A43. There are 118 volumes.
To identify the specific volume,
do one of the HOMER library catalog searches below.
To browse all
of the volumes:
For type of search, click Keyword.
Under search terms, type aebersold.
You can sort your search results by title if you use the "Sort By"
menu.
To find a specific
artist or style:
For type of search, click Keyword.
Under search terms, type aebersold [person's last name or another keyword]
Example: aebersold
brubeck Finds
the Aebersold "Brubeck" play-along set.
Example: aebersold
bossa Finds
the Aebersold "bossa nova" play-along set.
To browse items
in order by volume:
For type of search, click Call Number .
Under search terms, type MT 68 A43 (not
case sensitive).
And if you insist...
The Author search that finds the entire set is Aebersold,
Jamey.
The Title search that finds the entire set is Jamie
Aebersold Jazz.
However, try not to use Author or Title searches for this set.
Want to find a jazz fake book?
For type of search, click Keyword.
Under search terms, type jazz fake book.
Also try music fake book Finds fake books
with popular, Christmas, and wedding music.
Want to find jazz theory books?
For type of search, click Keyword-Boolean. (This is the more
advanced keyword search.)
Under search terms, type jazz and (theory or harmon?)
harmon? finds harmony, harmonic,
harmonious, etc.
Want to find jazz information or research materials?
Idea 1: Consult Grove
Music Online (it has selections from New Grove Dictionary of
Jazz).
Idea 2: To find books, click Keyword search.
Under search terms, type the key words you know, connected by "and".
Examples:
jazz dictionar?
blues dictionar?
jazz encyclopedia?
jazz Use
the Limit To menu
to find only books.
miles davis Also use the Limit To menu
to find only books.
Examples Using the More Sophisticated Keyword Boolean search:
(jazz or blues) and (dictionar? or encyclop?) Combines
three of the previous searches to find jazz or blues dictionaries
and encyclopedias.
Idea 3: For type of search, click Subject Heading.
Under search terms, type jazz. The resulting list includes books
about jazz.
You could also type your artist or topic (e.g., Davis, Miles).
Idea 4: Find journal articles
about jazz.
Need Help?
Consult the music
librarian or other staff
if you need help finding anything.
The library has much more information than can be explained in this
brief guide!
Thanks to Tamara Hardesty for assembling a preliminary version of
this guide.
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