Jazz - History and criticism
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The Art of Jazz: A Visual History
$35.00 Read moreThe Art of Jazz explores how the expressionism and spontaneity of jazz spilled onto its album art, posters, and promotional photography, and even inspired standalone works of fine art.
Everyone knows- Author: Shipton, Alyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1623545048
- 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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Queer Arrangements: Billy Strayhorn and Midcentury Jazz Collaboration
$24.95 Read moreQueer Arrangements is a new study of Billy Strayhorn that examines his music and career at the intersection of jazz and Black queer history
The legacy of Black queer composer, arranger, and pianist Bil
- Series: Music / Culture
- Author: Barg, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 081950064X
- 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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The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
$31.99 Add to cartNoted jazz author Ashley Kahn brings to life the behind-the-scenes story of Impulse Records, one of the most significant record labels in the history of popular music. “Kahn mingles engaging stories o… [more below]
- Author: Kahn, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0393330710
- Language: English
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The Jazz Cadence of American Culture
$35.00 Add to cartA comprehensive collection of essays, speeches, and interviews on the impact of jazz on other arts, on politics, and on the rhythm of everyday life, including an essay on poet and novelist James Weldo
- Series: Film and Culture
- Author: O’Meally, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: December 08 1998
- ISBN10: 0231104499
- Language: English
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Jazz with a Beat: Small Group Swing, 1940-1960
$29.95 Add to cartThe neglected small group swing sound of the 1940s-60s takes its place in the pantheon of jazz literature.
- Series: Excelsior Editions
- Author: Richards, Tad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1438496001
- Language: English
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The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1,001 Best Albums
$37.00 Add to cartRichard Cook and Brian Morton’s Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in 1001 Best Albums is an indispensible guide to the recordings that every fan should know. Richard Cook and Brian Morton’s… [more below]
- Author: Morton, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: December 28 2010
- ISBN10: 014104831X
- Language: English
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Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld
$0.00 Read moreFrom T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America.
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- Author: English, T. J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0063031418
- Language: English
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Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld
$22.99 Add to cart- Author: English, T. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 0063031426
- Language: English
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A Child’s Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World’s Coolest Music
$19.99 Add to cartGet ready to swing with A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, an interactive journey into one of the richest and most soulful music genres in the world. Listen while you learn with QR codes that will connec
- Series: Child’s Introduction
- Author: Asim, Jabari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 27 2022
- ISBN10: 0762479418
- Language: English
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The History of Jazz
$28.99 Add to cartAn updated new edition of Ted Gioia’s universally acclaimed history of jazz, with a wealth of new insight on this music’s past, present, and future.
Ted Gioia’s The History of Jazz has been universall- Author: Gioia, Ted
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: March 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0190087218
- Language: English
