Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz
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Edward "Kid" Ory (1886-1973) was a trombonist, composer, recording artist, and early New Orleans...
Dancing in Your Head: Jazz, Blues, Rock and Beyond
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As music columnist for The Nation, Gene Santoro has established himself as an important new critical...
Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study
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Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study, Second Edition, is a comprehensive textbook for those...
Learning to Listen: The Jazz Journey of Gary Burton
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In Learning to Listen, Gary Burton shares his fifty years of experiences at the top of the jazz...
The Great Jazz Guitarists: The Ultimate Guide
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The prolific Scott Yanow has outdone even himself with this book, the most comprehensive guide to...
Antipodean Riffs: Essays on Australasian Jazz
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Antipodean Riffs is a collection of essays on Australian jazz and jazz in Australia. Chronologically...
Nica's Dream: The Life and Legend of the Jazz Baroness
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It's a misty night in 1950s New York. A silver Rolls-Royce screeches to a stop at the neon-lit...
The Kind of Man I Am: Jazzmasculinity and the World of Charles Mingus Jr.
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Nearly four decades after his death, Charles Mingus Jr. remains one of the least understood and most...
Gender studies music
Vanity Fair 100 Years: From the Jazz Age to Our Age
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Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and...
The Evolution of Mann: Herbie Mann and the Flute in Jazz
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More than any other musician, Herbie Mann was responsible for establishing the flute as an accepted...