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Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensationーa fiftieth-anniversary ed……続きを見る

This book is aimed primarily at professional jazz drummers wanting to improve the way they play the swing pattern, and swing subdivisions in general. Drummers of any style will benefit from the read……続きを見る

Will Friedwald’s illuminating, opinionated essaysーprovocative, funny, and personalーon the lives and careers of more than three hundred singers anatomize the work of the most important jazz and pop……続きを見る

Composer of more than 100 jazz pieces, three-time Grammy nominee, and performer on more than 125 albums, Jimmy Heath has earned a place of honor in the history of jazz. Over his long career, Heath k……続きを見る

For a brief time in a Europe threatened and then occupied by Nazi Germany, jazz was heard as ubiquitously as rock ' n' roll is today. In a personal search for the story of that time, Mike Zwerin spe……続きを見る

The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musicians have had the lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. Yet, despite dozens of books, hundreds of articles,……続きを見る

A collection of essays, biographical profiles, and critical analyses by one of the twentieth century's leading jazz writers includes commentary on the work of jazz entertainers, including Duke Ellin……続きを見る

Jazz was born on the streets, grew up in the clubs, and will dieーso some fearーat the university. Facing dwindling commercial demand and the gradual disappearance of venues, many aspiring jazz musi……続きを見る

Rant & Dawdle is a fictional memoir comprising thirty-eight interwoven stories from the perspective of a grumpy old man living on a small island off the west coast of Canada and an expectan……続きを見る

Here is the book jazz lovers have eagerly awaited, the second volume of Gunther Schuller's monumental The History of Jazz. When the first volume, Early Jazz, appeared two decades ago, it immediately……続きを見る

Ken Prouty argues that knowledge of jazz, or more to the point, claims to knowledge of jazz, are the prime movers in forming jazz's identity, its canon, and its community. Every jazz artist, critic,……続きを見る

If Benny Goodman was the "King of Swing," then Fletcher Henderson was the power behind the throne. Now Jeffrey Magee offers a fascinating account of Henderson's musical career, throwing new light on……続きを見る

Thirty-Six Jazz Practice Ideas to Get the Most from Your Real Book You may know about the REAL BOOK, but what you probably don’t know is how much MUSICAL PROGRESS can be accomplished with only a sin……続きを見る

Here is the book jazz lovers have eagerly awaited, the second volume of Gunther Schuller's monumental The History of Jazz. When the first volume, Early Jazz, appeared two decades ago, it immediately……続きを見る

Jazz first floated into the Twin Cities on the Mississippi River excursion boats, which brought the likes of Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to listeners on the leveeーand it never left. When ……続きを見る

The author of the magisterial A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers now approaches the great singers and their greatest work in an innovative and revelatory way: through considering……続きを見る

From the Minds of Jazz Musicians: Conversations with the Creative and Inspired celebrates contemporary jazz artists who have toiled, struggled and succeeded in finding their creative space. The volu……続きを見る

Derived from years of teaching in the classroom and online, Dr. Lewis Rosengarten's Jazz in Short Measures offers a refreshingly succint yet thorough presenation of the struggles, styles and achieve……続きを見る

The familiar history of jazz music in the United States begins with its birth in New Orleans, moves upstream along the Mississippi River to Chicago, then by rail into New York before exploding acros……続きを見る

Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa is well known for his jazz poetry, and this book is the first to bring together the verve and vitality of his oeuvre. The centerpiece of this volume is t……続きを見る

New Orleans has jazz. Nashville has country. The Delta has blues. Garnavillo, Iowa (population 745) has corn. Thanks to the homegrown, farm-shucked comedic jazz of two heartland boys, a new musical ……続きを見る

One of the most popular and memorable American musicians of the 20th century, Nat King Cole (1919-65) is remembered today as both a pianist and a singer, a feat rarely accomplished in the world of p……続きを見る

A SilverTonalities Arrangement! With Colored Notation to enable Beginner Pianists to read Music quickly and accurately! 続きを見る

Dottie Dodgion is a jazz drummer who played with the best. A survivor, she lived an entire lifetime before she was seventeen. Undeterred by hardships she defied the odds and earned a seat as a woman……続きを見る

Twigg Redemption by Ty Branch is a smooth jazz tenor saxophone track from the EP, "Twigg Redemption". 続きを見る

"Jazz i Danmark – i tyverne, trediverne og fyrrerne" er Erik Wiedemanns store afhandling om jazzmusikken og dens første tre årtier her til lands. Bind 1 giver en grundig introduktion til historien o……続きを見る

"Jazz i Danmark – i tyverne, trediverne og fyrrerne" er Erik Wiedemanns store afhandling om jazzmusikken og dens første tre årtier her til lands. Bind 2 er værkets dokumentariske del, og det rummer ……続きを見る

Popular 1921 Kitty Cat Rag for Easy Piano A SilverTonalities Arrangement! With Colored Notation to enable Beginner Pianists to read Music quickly and accurately! 続きを見る

Greetings Readers, I hope every one of our readers is enjoying this long hot summer. It's been hotter than usual so please make sure to stay hydrated and cool. And most of all with all the new varia……続きを見る

In 1957, Duke Ellington released the influential album A Drum Is a Woman. This musical allegory revealed the implicit truth about the role of women in jazz discourseーjilted by the musician and repl……続きを見る