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Title: The Jazz State of Indiana
Review: Duncan Schiedt's pioneering effort to chronicle Indiana's contribution to jazz is now in it's second printing. He more than complements the meagre information about Indiana and jazz which was previously relegated to brief references to the Wolverines at the Casino Gardens and that Bix Beiderbecke and Frank Trumbauer joined Whiteman there. Jazz great Eddie Condon from Goodland, Indiana is only one of many musicians, Hoosier and otherwise who played in Indianapolis and/or recorded at the famous Gennett studios in Richmond, Indiana. The list of names are a veritable "Who's Who" in jazz. Sheidt knows his subject matter well. The book is loaded with photographs, many of which are Duncan's. After all he made a living for years as a photographer. "The Jazz State of Indiana" is a gem and a must-buy for any devotee of jazz.
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