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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Pocahontas Pocahontas Leslie Gourse Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith. OL108348W
Swingers and Crooners Swingers and Crooners Leslie Gourse Describes the lives of notable jazz singers, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of different innovators on the development of jazz music. OL108351W
Timekeepers Timekeepers Leslie Gourse Discusses the role of drumming in jazz and surveys some of the greatest jazz drummers in history, from Warren Baby Dodds and Arthur Zutty Singleton to Tony Williams and Elvin Jones. OL108357W
Carmen McRae Carmen McRae Leslie Gourse "Carmen McRae is well known as one of jazz music's most masterful improvisers and is ranked among the greatest jazz singers of all time. She grew up during the swing era in Harlem, and participated i… OL19151472W