Jazz Area : Locating Music, Books, CDs, & DVDs

The Wilson Music Library is organized by the Library of Congress call number classification system. The series of letters and numbers asks as an address to a specific book or score and is arranged by subject. You can locate music materials by, M (Notated Music), ML (Literature on Music), and MT (Music Instruction and Study). Ask a staff member if you need help locating materials.

M (Notated Music)

• M28 - M32: Piano Music
• M1366: Jazz Ensembles
• M1622: Songs published between 1850 and 1923

ML (Music Literature)

• ML 128.J3: Jazz bibliographies
• ML 156.4.J3: Jazz discographies
• ML 3506: General literature on jazz
• ML3509.A-Z: Books on jazz by regions or countries (A-Z)
• ML 3508-3508.8: Books on jazz by region or country (United States)
• ML 3918.J39 : Polticial and social aspects of jazz

MT (Music Instruction and Study)

• MT68: Improvisation, accompaniment, transposition
• MT239: Piano performance
• MT733.7: Jazz band performance
• MT866: Vocal improvisation
• MT868: Jazz vocals

CDs & LPs 

• Located at the Annex an office storage facility. You can request these resources.
• Includes the addition of CD gift donation from Nashville Jazz Workshop

DVDs

• Great collection of masterclasses 
• Located at the Annex an office storage facility. You can request these resources.

Conducting an "advanced search" by Library of Congress subject heading is a tip to help you find related material classified and identified under a linked subject area in the online catalog. You can search by subject using the advanced search function. Here's a list of subject headings that may be helpful: 

• METHODS (JAZZ)
• STUDIES AND EXERCISES (JAZZ)
• PIANO MUSIC (JAZZ) 
• SAXOPHONE MUSIC (JAZZ) 
• GUITAR MUSIC (JAZZ)
• DOUBLE BASS MUSIC (JAZZ) 
• TRUMPET STUDIES AND EXERCISES (JAZZ)
• JAZZ MUSICIANS
• JAZZ MUSICIANS --UNITED STATES

Advanced Search 

1. Click on "Advanced Search" in the bottom right hand corner of the library search bar. 
2. Change search filter to "subject" and enter your subject heading in the search term box. For the example below, I used "Double bass music (jazz). This search will show results containing that subject heading in the record and will help narrow you results for the instrument and style of music.