Jazz
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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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But Beautiful: A Book about Jazz
$19.00 Read more“May be the best book ever written about jazz.”–David Thomson, Los Angeles Times
In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Draw- Author: Dyer, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 10 2009
- ISBN10: 0312429479
- Language: English
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Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression
$50.00 Read moreTracing the evolution of jazz from the boogie-woogie and swing of the 1930s, through bebop, funk, and fusion, to the eclectic mix Blue Note releases today, this landmark publication tells the story of… [more below]
- Author: Havers, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 0500296510
- Language: English
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Tokyo Jazz Joints
$54.00 Add to cartDocumenting a vanishing world of Japanese jazz culture
Japanese jazz bars and coffee shops are insular worlds where time ceases to exist, removed from the speed and chaos of the modern urban landscape…. [more below]
- Author: Arneill, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 396900120X
- Language: English
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Thriving on a Riff: Jazz and the Spiritual Life
$26.99 Add to cartWhat does jazz have to do with human spirituality?
In Thriving on a Riff, Presbyterian minister and jazz pianist Bill Carter shows us how jazz, in its quest for transcendence, bridges the gap between
- Author: Carter, William G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1506497608
- Language: English
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DK Super Readers Level 4 History of Jazz
$14.99 Read moreHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the sizzling jazz greats of the twentieth century with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.
DK- Series: DK Super Readers
- Author: Dk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0744094550
- Language: English
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Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital
$28.00 Add to cartExamines John Coltrane’s “late period” and Miles Davis’s “Lost Quintet” through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography
Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz,
- Series: Music / Culture
- Author: Veal, Michael E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0819569208
- Language: English
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Es Believers Plus – By Vic Dapra & David Plues
$85.00 Read more(Book). Introduced by Gibson in the 1930s, the ES (Electric Spanish) series would transform the role of the guitar in the world of the big bands and jazz groups. With amplification, the guitarist coul… [more below]
- Author: Dapra, Vic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: February 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1574244191
- 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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Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
$18.99 Add to cartFrom Caldecott Honor winner Christian Robinson and acclaimed author Renee Watson, comes the inspiring true story of Florence Mills.
Born to parents who were both former slaves, Florence Mills knew at- Author: Watson, Renée
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 23 2012
- ISBN10: 375869735
- 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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DK Super Readers Level 4 History of Jazz
$4.99 Add to cartHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the sizzling jazz greats of the twentieth century with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.
DK- Series: DK Super Readers
- Author: Dk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0744094542
- Language: English
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Play It! Jazz and Folk Songs: A Superfast Way to Learn Awesome Songs on Your Piano or Keyboard
$32.99 Add to cartA fun and easy way to learn to play the piano or keyboard, with helpful instruction on favorite jazz pieces.
Written by the author of the best-selling Build It! series in collaboration with an experien
- Series: Play It!
- Author: Kemmeter, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 70
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1513128795
- Language: English
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Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
$9.99 Add to cartA stunning tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most popular female jazz singers of all time, from The New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea David Pinkney and Brian Pinkey.
Reader- Series: Great Black Performers #3
- Author: Pinkney, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0786814160
- Language: English
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Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong
$8.99 Read moreHe was born “Black, poor, and lucky.” The glowing story of “Satchmo”–the great jazz musician, Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Al- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0823452409
- Language: English
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What Were the Roaring Twenties?
$7.99 Add to cartFlappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T–these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era–the Roaring Twenties.
It was the bees’ knees, the cat’s meow. If you’re no- Series: What Was?
- Author: Mortlock, Michele
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1524786381
- 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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Ornette Coleman: The Territory and the Adventure
$28.00 Read moreWith striking photographs and personal insight, a compelling biography of the great American saxophonist and free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman.
Ornette Coleman’s career encompassed the glory years- Author: Golia, Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1789145600
- Language: English
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Bronzeville Nights: On the Town in Chicago’s Black Metropolis
$29.95 Read moreBronzeville was once America’s most vibrant Black community–next to Harlem. Nightclubs, dance halls, rialtos, and jazz and blues joints lined the streets of Chicago’s South Side. Not much is left. A
- Author: Dubin, Steven C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 01, 2021
- ISBN10: 1733869026
- Language: English
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Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: A Life in Mod – From the Revival to Acid Jazz
$29.99 Read moreThis is the memoir of a teenage mod from the East End of London.
A journey of discovery for a schoolboy dabbling with punk, funk, record shops, discos and clothes, and then… WHAAAM! An unstoppable- Author: Piller, Eddie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 180096059X
- Language: English
