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1. Cover image for 'Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism'
Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism
Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
Jeremy F. Lane
A groundbreaking study of the reception of jazz among French-speaking black intellectuals between 1918 and 1945
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1. Cover image for 'Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism'
Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism
Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
Jeremy F. Lane
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Paper 2014 $30.95 Available Add Paper for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart
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1. Cover image for 'Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism'
Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism
Music, "Race," and Intellectuals in France, 1918-1945
Jeremy F. Lane
A groundbreaking study of the reception of jazz among French-speaking black intellectuals between 1918 and 1945
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Paper 2014 $30.95 Available Add Paper for "Jazz and Machine-Age Imperialism" to Cart
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John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music
Christopher Coady
The first scholarly study of John Lewis and the Third Stream music of the Modern Jazz Quartet
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2. Cover image for 'John Lewis and the Challenge of
John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music
Christopher Coady
The first scholarly study of John Lewis and the Third Stream music of the Modern Jazz Quartet
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John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music
Christopher Coady
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3. Cover image for 'After Django'
After Django
Making Jazz in Postwar France
Tom Perchard
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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After Django
Making Jazz in Postwar France
Tom Perchard
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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After Django
Making Jazz in Postwar France
Tom Perchard
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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Paper 2015 $39.95 Available Add Paper for "After Django" to Cart
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Dameronia
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
Paul Combs
The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron
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Dameronia
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
Paul Combs
The first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron
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Dameronia
The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron
Paul Combs
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5. Cover image for 'Music Is My Life'
Music Is My Life
Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
Daniel Stein
A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
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Music Is My Life
Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
Daniel Stein
A groundbreaking study of Louis Armstrong’s autobiographical practices
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Music Is My Life
Louis Armstrong, Autobiography, and American Jazz
Daniel Stein
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6. Cover image for 'Head Hunters'
Head Hunters
The Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album
Steven F. Pond
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
7. Cover image for 'The Music of Django Reinhardt'
The Music of Django Reinhardt
Benjamin Givan

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
8. Cover image for 'Ellington Uptown'
Ellington Uptown
Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and the Birth of Concert Jazz
John Howland

Explores a little-discussed yet truly hybrid American musical tradition lost between the canons of authentic jazz and classical music

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9. Cover image for 'New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History'
New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History
Bruce Boyd Raeburn

A fascinating and insightful study of the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history

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New Orleans Style and the Writing of American Jazz History
Bruce Boyd Raeburn

A fascinating and insightful study of the development of New Orleans jazz and its effect on jazz history

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10. Cover image for 'Rhythm Is Our Business'
Rhythm Is Our Business
Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express
Eddy Determeyer

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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Rhythm is Our Business
Jimmie Lunceford and the Harlem Express
Eddy Determeyer

The life and times of famed band leader, entrepreneur, and entertainer Jimmie Lunceford

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11. Cover image for 'Someone to Watch Over Me'
Someone to Watch Over Me
The Life and Music of Ben Webster
Frank Büchmann-Møller

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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Someone to Watch Over Me
The Life and Music of Ben Webster
Frank Büchmann-Møller

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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12. Cover image for 'Delightfulee'
Delightfulee
The Life and Music of Lee Morgan
Jeffery S. McMillan
The story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time
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Paper 2008 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Delightfulee" to Cart
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Delightfulee
The Life and Music of Lee Morgan
Jeffery S. McMillan
The story of one of the most individual jazz stylists of his time
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Paper 2008 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Delightfulee" to Cart
Hardcover 2008 $89.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Delightfulee" to Cart
13. Cover image for 'Lee Konitz'
Lee Konitz
Conversations on the Improviser's Art
Andy Hamilton
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
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Paper 2007 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Lee Konitz" to Cart
Hardcover 2007 $84.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Lee Konitz" to Cart
Ebook 2018 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Lee Konitz"
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Lee Konitz
Conversations on the Improviser's Art
Andy Hamilton
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
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Paper 2007 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Lee Konitz" to Cart
Hardcover 2007 $84.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Lee Konitz" to Cart
Ebook 2018 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Lee Konitz"
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Lee Konitz
Conversations on the Improviser's Art
Andy Hamilton
With a foreword by Joe Lovano, an oral biography of the preeminent alto saxophonist of cool jazz
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Paper 2007 $28.95 Available Add Paper for "Lee Konitz" to Cart
Hardcover 2007 $84.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Lee Konitz" to Cart
Ebook 2018 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Lee Konitz"
14. Cover image for 'The Last Miles'
The Last Miles
The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991
George Cole
The story of the final recordings of one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century
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Paper 2007 $25.95 Available Add Paper for "The Last Miles" to Cart
15. Cover image for 'Lennie Tristano'
Lennie Tristano
His Life in Music
Eunmi Shim
The first biography of one of the most influential but unheralded musicians in jazz history
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Hardcover 2007 $49.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Lennie Tristano" to Cart
16. Cover image for 'The André Hodeir Jazz Reader'
The André Hodeir Jazz Reader
André Hodeir
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
17. Cover image for 'Lester Young'
Lester Young
Revised Edition
Lewis Porter
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
18. Cover image for 'Four Jazz Lives'
Four Jazz Lives
A. B. Spellman
A revival of a classic oral biography of four nearly overlooked jazz giants
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Paper 2004 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Four Jazz Lives" to Cart
Ebook 2011 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Four Jazz Lives"
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Four Jazz Lives
A. B. Spellman
A revival of a classic oral biography of four nearly overlooked jazz giants
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Paper 2004 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Four Jazz Lives" to Cart
Ebook 2011 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Four Jazz Lives"
19. Cover image for 'Jazz Journeys to Japan'
Jazz Journeys to Japan
The Heart Within
William Minor
One author's personal odyssey through the jazz scene in Japan
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Hardcover 2004 $40.00 Available Add Hardcover for "Jazz Journeys to Japan" to Cart
20. Cover image for 'Open the Door'
Open the Door
The Life and Music of Betty Carter
William R. Bauer
Presents the lifelong influence of Betty Carter's career and her music on the music world
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Paper 2003 $18.95 Available Add Paper for "Open the Door" to Cart
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