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Jazz: A Beginner's Guide
Stuart Nicholson - Oneworld Publications
Format: Print book
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Acclaimed music journalist and jazz critic Stuart Nicholson takes us on an entertaining journey from the early origins of jazz to its evolution through the decades. Accompanied by a host of famous musicians past and present, such as Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles... |
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How to Listen to Jazz
TED GIOIA - Basic Books
Format: Paperback
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"Mr. Gioia could not have done a better job. Through him, jazz might even find new devotees." --The EconomistIn How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to the art of listening to jazz. He tells us what to listen for in a performance... |
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Ella and Louis
Louis Armstrong - Verve
Format: Audio CD
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FITZGERALD ELLA / ARMSTRONG LOUIS ELLA & LOUIS |
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Kind of Blue [Legacy Ed. / B&N Exclusive / T-shirt Size L]
Miles Davis - Columbia/Legacy ;
Format: CD(Digi-Pak)
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Originally released in 1959, Miles Davis's magnum
opus Kind of Blue is considered to be one of the
greatest albums of all time. Starring Davis, John Coltrane,
Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul
Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb, Kind of Blue has held onto its
status as an album... |
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Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins - Original Jazz Classics
Format: Audio CD
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Thelonious Monk created some of his most innovative music during the period in the early '50s when he recorded for Prestige, and Sonny Rollins was in the forefront of the few musicians who could respond to Monk's challenging compositions and sharp-angled, dissonant comping. It's... |
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The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire
Ted Gioia - Oxford University Press; 2nd edition
Format: Book
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Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. In this second... |
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Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan
ELAINE M HAYES - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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Queen of Bebop brilliantly chronicles the life of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century and a pioneer of women's and civil rightsSarah Vaughan, a pivotal figure in the formation of bebop, influenced a broad array of singers... |
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On the Road With Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington - Docurama
Format: DVD
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AMAZON.COM
Filmed in 1967 and first shown in 1974, filmmaker Robert Drews hour-long documentary is less a biography of Duke Ellington, the man now widely regarded as the 20th centurys most important composer, than a brief slice of his remarkable life. "Every night I give a house... |
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Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams: The Early Years, 1903--1940
Giddins, Gary
Format: Book
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From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success in Hollywood, Gary Giddins provides a detailed study of the rise of this American star.
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Mildred Bailey: The Rockin' Chair Lady - Her 52 Finest 1929-1947
Mildred Bailey - Retrospective
Format: Audio CD
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Here is the finest double CD available of one the greatest of all jazz singers. Washingtonian Mildred Rinker (1907-1951) took her first married name to become, as 'Mildred Bailey', the first truly great white jazz singer. In every way she was a big star; she was built on a huge... |
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Quiet Nights
Diana Krall - Verve
Format: Audio CD
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Diana Krall's Verve Records release is a romantic album that combines Brazilian and West Coast jazz styles and three recordings by bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim. |
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Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century
Nate Chinen - Pantheon Books
Format: eBook
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One of jazz's leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Playing Changes is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: it is a compelling... |
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Why You Like It
Nolan Gasser
Format: electronic resource
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"Nolan Gasser is brilliant at explaining the beautiful machinery behind your favorite songs without taking away any of the magic." —Conan O'Brien This program is read by the author.From the chief architect of the Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project comes a definitive and groundbreaking... |
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