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A Basic Classic Jazz Book Library

 

Ain't Misbehavin': The Story of Fats Waller, Ed Kirkeby

As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin, Laurence Bergreen

Benny: The King Of Swing, Stanley Baron

Big Road Blues: Tradition And Creativity In The Folk Blues, David Evans

Bing Crosby: A Pocketful Of Dreams--The Early Years 1903-1940, Gary Giddins
Wall Street Journal, 1/26/01 "Gary Giddins may be the best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope...the rarest of all show-business bios..." Washington Post Book World, 1/27/01 "...Giddins has a clear understanding of who Bing Crosby was, how he got that way, and why he was so widely, gratefully loved."

The Biographical Encyclopedia Of Jazz, Leonard Feather

Bix: Man And Legend, Richard M. Sudhalter, Philip R. Evans

Black And Blue: The Life And Lyrics Of Andy Razaf, Barry Singer

Classic Jazz: A Personal View Of The Music And The Musicians, Floyd Levin, Foreword, Benny Carter

Classic Jazz: The Musicians and Recordings That Shaped Jazz, 1895-1933, Scott Yanow

Cole Porter: A Biography, Charles Schwartz

His Eye Is On The Sparrow: An Autobiography Of Ethel Waters

Jack Teagarden: The Story Of A Jazz Maverick, Jay Smith And Len Guttridge

Jazz, Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux

Jazz Masters of The 20s, Richard Hadlock

Jazz: The American Theme Song, James Lincoln Collier

Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story 1900-1971, Max Jones And John Chilton

Morning Glory: A Biography Of Mary Lou Williams, Linda Dahl

Music, The Brain And Ecstacy: How Music Captures Our Imagination, Robert Jourdain
A richly informative, exuberant, wonderfully accessible introduction to how we perceive and experience music...Jourdain writes with verve, infectious enthusiasm and rare insight into music's emotive power--Publishers Weekly

A Pictorial History Of Jazz, Orrin Keepnews

The Poets Of Tin Pan Alley: A History Of America's Great Lyricists, Philip Furia

Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, Terry Teachout

Preservation Hall, William Carter

Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong, Gary Giddins

Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer, Philip Furia

Stardust Melody: The Life And Music Of Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Sudhalter

Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life And Times Of Benny Goodman, Ross Firestone

Three Chords for Beauty's Sake: The Life of Artie Shaw, Tom Nolan

Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography, Sidney Bechet

Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet, Scott Yanow

Visions of Jazz: The First Century, Gary Giddins

The World Of Count Basie, Stanley Dance

The World Of Earl Hines, Stanley Dance  


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