Genres & Styles/Jazz
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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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2014 | $30.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2013 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2013 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" | |
| Audio Download | 2021 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Audio Download, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" |
1.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2014 | $30.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2013 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2013 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" | |
| Audio Download | 2021 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Audio Download, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" |
1.
Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2014 | $30.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2013 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2013 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" | |
| Audio Download | 2021 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Audio Download, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" |
1.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2014 | $30.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2013 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2013 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" | |
| Audio Download | 2021 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Audio Download, "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" |
2. 
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2018 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Uncharted" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2018 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Uncharted" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2018 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Uncharted" |
2.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2018 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Uncharted" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2018 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Uncharted" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2018 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Uncharted" |
2.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2018 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Uncharted" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2018 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Uncharted" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2018 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Uncharted" |
3. 
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 2017 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Jazz Republic" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2017 | $55.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "The Jazz Republic" to Cart |
| Web | 2017 | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
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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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2017 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Jazz Republic" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2017 | $55.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "The Jazz Republic" to Cart |
| Web | 2017 | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
3.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2017 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Jazz Republic" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2017 | $55.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "The Jazz Republic" to Cart |
| Web | 2017 | Open Access | Available | Read Online |
4. 
The first scholarly study of John Lewis and the Third Stream music of the Modern Jazz Quartet
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 2016 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2016 | $80.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2016 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" |
4.
The first scholarly study of John Lewis and the Third Stream music of the Modern Jazz Quartet
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 2016 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2016 | $80.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2016 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" |
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| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 2016 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2016 | $80.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2016 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music" |
5. 
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2015 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Blues, How Do You Do?" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2015 | $83.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Blues, How Do You Do?" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2015 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Blues, How Do You Do?" |
5.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2015 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Blues, How Do You Do?" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2015 | $83.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Blues, How Do You Do?" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2015 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Blues, How Do You Do?" |
5.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2015 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Blues, How Do You Do?" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2015 | $83.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Blues, How Do You Do?" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2015 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Blues, How Do You Do?" |
6. 
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2015 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "After Django" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2015 | $83.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "After Django" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2015 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "After Django" |
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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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2015 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "After Django" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2015 | $83.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "After Django" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2015 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "After Django" |
6.
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2015 | $39.95 | Available | Add Paper for "After Django" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2015 | $83.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "After Django" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2015 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "After Django" |
7. 
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2013 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Dameronia" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2012 | $55.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Dameronia" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2012 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Dameronia" |
7.
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2013 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Dameronia" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2012 | $55.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Dameronia" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2012 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Dameronia" |
7.
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2013 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Dameronia" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2012 | $55.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Dameronia" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2012 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Dameronia" |
8. 
Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2012 | $46.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Music Is My Life" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2012 | $85.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Music Is My Life" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2012 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Music Is My Life" |
8.
Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2012 | $46.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Music Is My Life" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2012 | $85.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Music Is My Life" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2012 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Music Is My Life" |
8.
Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2012 | $46.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Music Is My Life" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2012 | $85.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Music Is My Life" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2012 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Music Is My Life" |
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 2010 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Highbrow/Lowdown" to Cart |
11. 
An in-depth analysis of the music and life of a gypsy music legend
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
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| Paper | 2009 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2009 | $80.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History" to Cart |
13.
A fascinating and insightful study of the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2009 | $29.95 | Available | Add Paper for "New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2009 | $80.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History" to Cart |
14. 
Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express
The life and times of famed band leader, entrepreneur, and entertainer Jimmie Lunceford
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $26.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Rhythm Is Our Business" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2010 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Rhythm Is Our Business" |
14.
Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express
The life and times of famed band leader, entrepreneur, and entertainer Jimmie Lunceford
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $26.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Rhythm is Our Business" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2010 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Rhythm is Our Business" |
15. 
The Life and Music of Ben Webster
The definitive biography of the great tenor saxophonist Ben Webster
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $27.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Someone to Watch Over Me" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2010 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Someone to Watch Over Me" |
15.
The Life and Music of Ben Webster
The definitive biography of the great tenor saxophonist Ben Webster
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $27.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Someone to Watch Over Me" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2010 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Someone to Watch Over Me" |
16. 
The Life and Music of Lee Morgan
The story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $28.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Delightfulee" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2008 | $80.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Delightfulee" to Cart |
16.
The Life and Music of Lee Morgan
The story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $28.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Delightfulee" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2008 | $80.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Delightfulee" to Cart |
17. 
A Biography of Susannah McCorkle
The secret life and tragic death of a great American songbird
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $21.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Haunted Heart" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2006 | $45.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Haunted Heart" to Cart |
17.
A Biography of Susannah McCorkle
The secret life and tragic death of a great American songbird
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2008 | $21.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Haunted Heart" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2006 | $45.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Haunted Heart" to Cart |
18. 
Conversations on the Improviser's Art
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2007 | $28.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Lee Konitz" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2007 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Lee Konitz" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2018 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Lee Konitz" |
18.
Conversations on the Improviser's Art
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2007 | $28.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Lee Konitz" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2007 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Lee Konitz" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2018 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Lee Konitz" |
18.
Conversations on the Improviser's Art
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2007 | $28.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Lee Konitz" to Cart |
| Hardcover | 2007 | $75.00 | Available | Add Hardcover for "Lee Konitz" to Cart |
| Ebook | 2018 | Available | View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Lee Konitz" |
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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2007 | $25.95 | Available | Add Paper for "The Last Miles" to Cart |
20. 
A selection of the best writings on jazz by André Hodeir, one of the world's most influential jazz critics
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Format | Publication year | Price | Status | Purchasing option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | 2001 | $24.95 | Available | Add Paper for "Before Motown" to Cart |
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