Genres & Styles/Jazz
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Creativity and the Expert Drummer
Renowned rock drummer Bill Bruford analyzes the creative processes of drumming, using his own— and other famous musicians’— expertise and insights
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1.
Creativity and the Expert Drummer
Renowned rock drummer Bill Bruford analyzes the creative processes of drumming, using his own— and other famous musicians’— expertise and insights
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Creativity and the Expert Drummer
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Music, Race, and American Culture in Weimar Germany
Reveals the wide-ranging influence of American jazz on German discussions of music, race, and culture in the early twentieth century
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Music, Race, and American Culture in Weimar Germany
Reveals the wide-ranging influence of American jazz on German discussions of music, race, and culture in the early twentieth century
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Music, Race, and American Culture in Weimar Germany
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open access
Music, Race, and American Culture in Weimar Germany
Reveals the wide-ranging influence of American jazz on German discussions of music, race, and culture in the early twentieth century
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3. 
The first scholarly study of John Lewis and the Third Stream music of the Modern Jazz Quartet
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The first scholarly study of John Lewis and the Third Stream music of the Modern Jazz Quartet
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4. 
Paul Oliver and the Transatlantic Story of the Blues
Examines the role of black American music abroad in the post–WWII era through the lens of one of the period’s most prolific and influential blues scholars, Paul Oliver
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Paul Oliver and the Transatlantic Story of the Blues
Examines the role of black American music abroad in the post–WWII era through the lens of one of the period’s most prolific and influential blues scholars, Paul Oliver
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Paul Oliver and the Transatlantic Story of the Blues
Examines the role of black American music abroad in the post–WWII era through the lens of one of the period’s most prolific and influential blues scholars, Paul Oliver
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5. 
Making Jazz in Postwar France
The first study to focus on jazz in postwar France, this book explores the ways that French musicians and critics received and remade an American music according to their own cultural concerns
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Making Jazz in Postwar France
The first study to focus on jazz in postwar France, this book explores the ways that French musicians and critics received and remade an American music according to their own cultural concerns
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Making Jazz in Postwar France
The first study to focus on jazz in postwar France, this book explores the ways that French musicians and critics received and remade an American music according to their own cultural concerns
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6. 
Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
A groundbreaking study of the reception of jazz among French-speaking black intellectuals between 1918 and 1945
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Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
A groundbreaking study of the reception of jazz among French-speaking black intellectuals between 1918 and 1945
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Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
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7. 
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron
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The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron
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The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
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8. 
Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
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Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
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Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
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9. 
The Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album
The story of one of the most influential and controversial jazz recordings of the twentieth century
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| Paper | 2010 | $24.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Head Hunters" to Cart |
10. 
Theater, Jazz, and the Making of the New Middle Class
The culture clash that permanently changed American theater
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| Paper | 2010 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Highbrow/Lowdown" to Cart |
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An in-depth analysis of the music and life of a gypsy music legend
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| Paper | 2009 | $33.50 | Available | Add Paper for "The Music of Django Reinhardt" to Cart |
12. 
Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and the Birth of Concert Jazz
Explores a little-discussed yet truly hybrid American musical tradition lost between the canons of authentic jazz and classical music
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| Paper | 2009 | $30.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Ellington Uptown" to Cart |
13. 
A fascinating and insightful study of the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history
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A fascinating and insightful study of the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history
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14. 
Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express
The life and times of famed band leader, entrepreneur, and entertainer Jimmie Lunceford
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| Paper | 2008 | $26.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Rhythm Is Our Business" to Cart |
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Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express
The life and times of famed band leader, entrepreneur, and entertainer Jimmie Lunceford
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15. 
The Life and Music of Ben Webster
The definitive biography of the great tenor saxophonist Ben Webster
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| Paper | 2008 | $27.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Someone to Watch Over Me" to Cart |
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The Life and Music of Ben Webster
The definitive biography of the great tenor saxophonist Ben Webster
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| Paper | 2008 | $27.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Someone to Watch Over Me" to Cart |
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16. 
The Life and Music of Lee Morgan
The story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time
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The Life and Music of Lee Morgan
The story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time
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17. 
A Biography of Susannah McCorkle
The secret life and tragic death of a great American songbird
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A Biography of Susannah McCorkle
The secret life and tragic death of a great American songbird
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Conversations on the Improviser's Art
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
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Conversations on the Improviser's Art
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
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Conversations on the Improviser's Art
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
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19. 
The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991
The story of the final recordings of one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century
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A selection of the best writings on jazz by André Hodeir, one of the world's most influential jazz critics
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| Paper | 2006 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The André Hodeir Jazz Reader" to Cart |
21. 
Revised Edition
A new edition of the musical biography of jazz tenor saxophonist Lester Young, with a revised discography
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| Paper | 2005 | $21.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Lester Young" to Cart |
22. 
A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60
The history of Detroit jazz comes alive with remarkable photographs, advertisements, and interviews
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| Paper | 2001 | $24.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Before Motown" to Cart |
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