Jazz Appreciation Month-Non-Fiction & Memoir

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A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz (Wall Street Journal)
In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for in a performance and includes a guide to today's leading jazz musicians. From Louis Armstrong's innovative...

2) Early jazz: its roots and musical development

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Schuller, Gunther

Series

History of jazz volume 1

3) Jazz: a history of America's music

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Ward, Geoffrey C

4) Blues people: Negro music in white America

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Baraka, Amiri

5) R. Crumb's heroes of blues, jazz, & country

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Calt, Stephen

6) To a young jazz musician: letters from the road

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Marsalis, Wynton

7) The Miles Davis reader

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DownBeat hall of fame volume no. 1

8) The history of jazz

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Gioia, Ted

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"The History of Jazz, 3rd edition, is a comprehensive survey of jazz music from its origins until the current day. The book is designed for general readers and students, as well as those with more specialized interest in jazz and music history. It provides detailed biographical information and an overview of the musical contributions of the key innovators in development of jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins,...

9) Jazz: the first century

10) The drummer's time: conversations with the great drummers of jazz

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Mattingly, Rick

11) What jazz is: an insider's guide to understanding and listening to jazz

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King, Jonny

12) jazz anecdotes

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13) thinking in jazz the infinite art of improvisation

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14) Improvising: sixteen jazz musicians and their art

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Balliett, Whitney

15) Giants of jazz

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Terkel, Studs

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Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music.

16) reading jazz a gathering of autobiography reportag

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17) The Penguin guide to jazz recordings

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Cook, Richard

18) wheres the melody a listeners introduction to jazz

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19) The jazz standards: a guide to the repertoire

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Gioia, Ted

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Book, eBook

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This comprehensive guide tells the story of more than 250 key jazz songs and includes a listening guide to more than 2,000 recordings. The author draws on his deep personal experience with jazz music to outline the history and significance of the compositions and tell how they have been performed by different generations of jazz artists.

20) giant steps bebop and the creators of modern jazz

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