Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
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
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
Jazz in the bittersweet blues of life Jazz in the bittersweet blues of life Carl Vigeland,Wynton Marsalis As Carl Vigeland went on tour with Wynton Marsalis and his septet, he witnessed "their relationships with their audiences, their art, and each other. At the same time, Marsalis takes us into the hear… OL15837380W
Bat and Rat Bat and Rat Patrick Jennings One night at the Hotel Midnight, the lyrics written and sung by jazz musician Rat are those inspired by his friendship with Bat, who plays the piano and writes the tunes. OL16134741W
Pops Pops Terry Teachout Draws on previously unavailable sources, including hundreds of private recordings made throughout the second half of the jazz master's life, to assess his artistic achievements and personal life. OL17762199W
The jazz age The jazz age Arnold Shaw F. Scott Fitzgerald named it, Louis Armstrong launched it, Paul Whiteman and Fletcher Henderson orchestrated it, and now Arnold Shaw chronicles this fabulous era in his marvelously engrossing book, a… OL2740640W
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop Charlie Parker Played Be Bop Christopher Raschka Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop. OL79895W