Jazz
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The Mandorla Letters: For the Hopeful
$29.95 Read moreAfrofuturist memoir on jazz, collaboration, and the search for collective well-being
Part memoir, part manifesto, part Black speculative novella, The Mandorla Letters: for the hopeful blurs boundarie- Author: Mitchell Gantt, Nicole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1737302829
- Language: English
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Statesman of the Piano: Jazz, Race, and History in the Life of Lou Hooper Volume 266
$37.95 Read moreOntario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894-1977) began his professional career in Detroit, accompanying blues singers such as Ma Rainey at the legendary Koppin Theatre. In 1921 he moved to Harlem, per… [more below]
- Series: Carleton Library
- Author: Mills, Sean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0228018803
- Language: English
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A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
$44.25 Read moreSurveying the range of Sun Ra’s extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought “space music” to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of b
- Series: Discovering America
- Author: Youngquist, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1477327282
- Language: English
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George Winston Solo Piano Collection
$24.99 Add to cart(Piano Solo Personality). 14 piano solo arrangements from Winston’s rich catalog of favorites, including: The Cradle * Fragrant Fields * Lullaby 2 * New Orleans Slow Dance * Peace * Remembrance * Sea … [more below]
- Author: Winston, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1495080684
- Language: English
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Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter
$14.95 Read moreSaxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has not only left his footprints on our musical terrain, he has created a body of work that is a monument to artistic imagination. Throughout Shorter’s extraordi… [more below]
- Author: Mercer, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1585424684
- Language: English
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How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz
$8.99 Read moreIn this unusual and inventive picture book that riffs on the language and rhythms of old New Orleans, noted picture book biographer Jonah Winter (Dizzy, Frida, You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?) turns
- Author: Winter, Jonah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1250865204
- Language: English
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Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters with Miles Davis
$18.99 Read moreGathering the 30 most vital Miles Davis interviews–on his music, his life, and his philosophy–this collection reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraor… [more below]
- Series: Musicians in Their Own Words
- Author: Maher, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1641604670
- Language: English
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¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! El Baile Que Atravesó La Barrera del Color
$17.99 Read moreNew York City’s desegregated Palladium Ballroom springs to life with a diverse 1940s cast in this jazzy picture-book tribute to the history of mambo and Latin jazz.
Era la década de 1940 en la segreg- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1536213357
- Language: Spanish
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Black Music
$18.95 Read more“Baraka writes with the passion and lyricism that can only come from a jazz critic who is uncompromisingly invested in the social and aesthetic dimensions of the music.” —WBGO (Newark Public Radio)
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- Series: Akashiclassics: Renegade Reprint
- Author: Jones (Amiri Baraka), Leroi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1933354933
- Language: English
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Jazz from Detroit
$39.95 Add to cartJazz from Detroit explores the city’s pivotal role in shaping the course of modern and contemporary jazz. With more than two dozen in-depth profiles of remarkable Detroit-bred musicians, complemented … [more below]
- Author: Stryker, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 358
- Publish Date: July 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0472074261
- Language: English
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Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
$17.95 Read moreA playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music.
Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New- Author: Wood, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 1580896731
- Language: English
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Chasin’ the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel
$24.99 Add to cartThe graphic novel tells the story of Bird’s time in L.A. starting in December 1945, where Bird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coa… [more below]
- Author: Chisholm, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1940878381
- 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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The Real Book – Volume I – Sixth Edition – Mini Edition: BB Edition
$49.99 Read more(Fake Book). The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the… [more below]
- Author: Hal Leonard Corp
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1423469380
- Language: English
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Berklee Jazz Guitar Chord Dictionary
$17.99 Add to cart(Berklee Guide). This chord dictionary from the assistant chair of Berklee’s guitar department includes 100+ chord forms, from basic 7th chords to guide tone chords and triads over bass notes. It is o… [more below]
- Author: Peckham, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0876390793
- Language: English
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Dark Horse Records: The Story of George Harrison’s Post-Beatles Record Label
$26.95 Add to cartIn 1974, as Apple was winding down, George Harrison and RIngo Starr both wanted to help new artists, so rather than trying to salvage Apple Records, each ex-Beatle created their own label. Ringo Starr… [more below]
- Author: Badgley, Aaron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1789522870
- 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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Linda Ronstadt 1969 to 1989: Every Album, Every Song
$22.95 Read moreLinda Ronstadt is one of the most important women and people in the history of popular music. Starting her solo career in 1969, she redefined what a music superstar could be by expanding her repertoir
- Author: Lawrence, Daryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1789522935
- Language: English
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Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
$8.99 Read moreA lyrical picture book biography of John Coltrane that focuses on his childhood.
Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear, growing up in the south during the 1930s: church songs,- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 125082270X
- Language: English
