Incumbents, innovation, and competence: the emergence of recorded jazz, 1920 to 1929

@article{Phillips2004IncumbentsIA,
  title={Incumbents, innovation, and competence: the emergence of recorded jazz, 1920 to 1929},
  author={Damon J. Phillips and David A. Owens},
  journal={Poetics},
  year={2004},
  volume={32},
  pages={281-295}
}
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