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Deep down in music Deep down in music Leslie Gourse Presents the lives and artistry of notable jazz bassists, traces their influence on one another, and investigates the impact of various innovations on the development of jazz music. OL108347W
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
Jazz heritage Jazz heritage Martin Williams Jazz Heritage brings together twenty years' of reviews, musicians' profiles, and critical essays by the renowned critic Martin Williams. This companion volume to the prize-winning The Jazz Tradition … OL11318759W
Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis,Alberto Jimenez Rioja,aa,Reginald André Jackson It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase filled with his own i… OL115602W
John Coltrane's Giant Steps John Coltrane's Giant Steps Christopher Raschka John Coltrane's musical composition is performed by a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten. OL11634288W
Duke Ellington and his world Duke Ellington and his world A. H Lawrence "Based on lengthy interviews with Ellington's bandmates, family, and friends, Duke Ellington and His World offers a new look at this legendary composer. The first biography of the composer written by… OL12006036W
"Ellington uptown" "Ellington uptown" John Louis Howland During the early decades of the twentieth century symphonic jazz involved an expansive family of music that emulated, paralleled, and intersected the jazz tradition. Though now largely forgotten, sym… OL12017612W
Giants of jazz ; sketches by Robert Galster Giants of jazz ; sketches by Robert Galster Studs Terkel Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music. OL13305829W
The jazz bass book The jazz bass book John Goldsby "Tim Buckley was a spectacularly accomplished vocalist and arguably the most innovative, multi-dimensional songwriter of his generation. He attained popular stardom in the '60s, tumbled into obscurit… OL13597844W
When swing was the thing When swing was the thing John R. Tumpak The Big Band Era of 1935 to 1946 was the only time in America's history when jazz was the most popular form of music. Fifteen piece swinging dance bands swept the country in popularity. The music the… OL13617747W
Lady sings the blues Lady sings the blues Billie Holiday The autobiography of the famous jazz singer, describing her life from her childhood in the Baltimore slums to the drug addiction that tarnished her success. OL15144433W
To a Young Jazz Musician To a Young Jazz Musician Selwyn Seyfu Hinds,Wynton Marsalis In To a Young Jazz Musician, the renowned jazz musician and Pulitzer Prize--winning composer Wynton Marsalis gives us an invaluable guide to making good music--and to leading a good life.Writing from… OL15176468W
Acoustic Rooster and his barnyard band Acoustic Rooster and his barnyard band Tim Bowers,Kwame Alexander Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday, and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Steer, Mules Davis, and Ella… OL15884199W
John Coltrane John Coltrane John Selfridge Summary: Traces the life of the innovative jazz saxophonist and the evolution of his music. OL16026145W
Annual Review of Jazz Studies 14 Annual Review of Jazz Studies 14 SPRING/BASSETT/BERGER/MARTIN/MORGENSTERN The Annual Review of Jazz Studies (ARJS) is a journal providing a forum for the ever expanding range and depth of jazz scholarship, from technical analyses to oral history to cultural interpretation.… OL16947435W
Anyone who had a heart Anyone who had a heart Burt Bacharach Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharach's songwriting has touched millions of listeners all over the world. Here, Bacharach steps out from behind the music to give an honest, engaging look at his l… OL17099530W
Creating jazz counterpoint Creating jazz counterpoint Vic Hobson A full study of Buddy Bolden and Bunk Johnson confirming their roles in the real blues roots of New Orleans jazz. OL17136418W
Beneath the neon egg Beneath the neon egg Thomas E. Kennedy Irish-American Patrick Bluett starts over in the underworld of Copenhagen while befriending a fellow divorcee and becoming entangled with a Russian prostitute. OL17878649W
Thriving on a riff Thriving on a riff David Murray - undifferentiated,Graham Lock This text explores the influence of jazz and blues in two key areas of cultural expression, literature and film, where these musics have often been inextricably linked with notions of racial identity… OL18784718W
Intermission Intermission Owen Martell Intermission is an evocative novel set during a pivotal time in music and culture in America, in particular the jazz scene of the early 1960s. It is based on a period in the life of the legendary jaz… OL19350591W
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