Jazz musicians - United States
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Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
$18.99 Add to cartLouis Armstrong is widely known as the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century. He was a phenomenally gifted and imaginative artist, and an entertainer so irresistibly magnetic that he knocked… [more below]
- Author: Teachout, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 07 2010
- ISBN10: 547386370
- Language: English
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Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon
$22.95 Read moreA No Depression Most Memorable Music Book of 2022
The acknowledged maestro of the pedal steel guitar, Buddy Emmons lent his unparalleled virtuosity to over five decades of hit recordings and set stan- Series: Music in American Life
- Author: Fishell, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0252086783
- Language: English
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Cedar: The Life and Music of Cedar Walton Volume 18
$34.95 Read moreGrammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, and composer Cedar Walton (1934-2013) is a major figure in jazz, associated with a variety of styles from bebop to funk and famous for composing several stand… [more below]
- Series: North Texas Lives of Musician
- Author: Markley, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1574418971
- Language: English
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Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker
$25.99 Add to cartThis first major biography of the most romanticized icon in jazz thrillingly recounts his wild ride. From his emergence in the 1950s–when an uncannily beautiful young man from Oklahoma appeared on th… [more below]
- Author: Gavin, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: July 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1569767572
- Language: English
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Bass Notes: Jazz in American Culture: A Personal View
$37.95 Read moreFrom his upbringing as a “red-diaper baby” among some of the leading lights of American music and Left politics, to his legendary work as bassist for the Bill Evans trio, to his collaborations with su
- Author: Israels, Chuck
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493074849
- Language: English
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Stompin’ at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums
$16.99 Read moreThough a disability stunted his growth and left him with a hunched back, William Henry “Chick” Webb did not let that get in the way of his musical pursuits. Even as a young child, Chick saw the world … [more below]
- Author: Donohue, Moira Rose
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1534110976
- Language: English
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Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge
$17.99 Read more“Jazz icon Sonny Rollins found an inspired spot to practice his saxophone when his neighbors complained”–
- Author: Golio, Gary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1984813668
- Language: English
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra (Caldecott Honor Book)
$9.99 Add to cartA joyful biography of jazz pioneer Duke Ellington, recognized with a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award Honor, brought to life by a bestselling husband and wife duo.
Born in 1899, Duke Elli- Series: Great Black Performers #2
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0786814209
- Language: English
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The Story of Ella Fitzgerald: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Ella Fitzgerald–a story about finding your voice for kids ages 6 to 9
Ella Fitzgerald was one of the greatest singers of all time. Before she found her voice and changed the wor- Series: The Story Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Trusty, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 28 2021
- ISBN10: 1648762972
- Language: English
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A Horn for Louis: Louis Armstrong–As a Kid!
$6.99 Add to cartHow did famous New Orleans jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong get his first horn?
Seven-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy a real instrument. He didn’t even go to school. To help his mothe- Series: Stepping Stone Chapter Books
- Author: Kimmel, Eric A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 14 2006
- ISBN10: 0375840052
- Language: English
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Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong
$19.99 Add to cartGary Giddins has been called “the best jazz writer in America today” (Esquire). Louis Armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Together this auspicious pairing has … [more below]
- Author: Giddins, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: January 18 2001
- ISBN10: 0306810131
- Language: English
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Raise Up Off Me: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes
$19.99 Add to cartHampton Hawes [1928-1977] was one of jazz’s greatest pianists. Among his peers from California the self-taught Hawes was second only to Oscar Peterson. At the time of his celebration as New Star of th… [more below]
- Author: Hawes, Hampton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: November 06 2001
- ISBN10: 1560253533
- Language: English
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Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music
$30.00 Add to cartThe definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist, Bill Frisell.
FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH: Paul Simon; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Gus Van Sant; Rhiannon Gidde- Author: Watson, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 0571361668
- Language: English
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Elegant People: A History of the Band Weather Report
$32.95 Read moreElegant People is the definitive history of Weather Report, the premier fusion band of the 1970s and beyond.
Founded in late 1970 by three stars of the jazz world–keyboardist Joe Zawinul, saxophonist
- Author: Bianchi, Curt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1493059998
- Language: English
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Coltrane: The Story of a Sound
$23.00 Add to cartJohn Coltrane left an indelible mark on the world, but what was the essence of his achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What were the factors that helped Coltrane become w
- Author: Ratliff, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 28 2008
- ISBN10: 0312427786
- Language: English
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Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography
$24.00 Add to cartThis exhaustively researched, revised edition of Ian Carr’s classic biography throws new light on Davis’ life and career: from the early days in New York with Charlie Parker; to the Birth of Cool; thr… [more below]
- Author: Carr, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 680
- Publish Date: December 21 2006
- ISBN10: 1560259671
- Language: English
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Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper
$26.99 Add to cartArt Pepper (1925-1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. But his autobiography, Straight Life, is much more than a jazz book–it is one of the most explos… [more below]
- Author: Pepper, Art
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 616
- Publish Date: July 06 2005
- ISBN10: 0306805588
- Language: English
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John Coltrane: His Life and Music
$24.95 Add to cartJohn Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force whose following continues to grow. This new biography, the first by a professional jazz scholar and p… [more below]
- Series: Michigan American Music
- Author: Porter, Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: January 11 2000
- ISBN10: 047208643X
- Language: English
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Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans
$27.99 Add to cartLouis Armstrong’s New Orleans interweaves a searching account of early twentieth-century New Orleans with a narrative of the first twenty-one years of Armstrong’s life. Drawing on a stunning body of f
- Author: Brothers, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 039333001X
- Language: English
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As Serious as Your Life: Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957-1977
$18.95 Read moreIn this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established bl… [more below]
- Author: Wilmer, Val
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1788160711
- Language: English
