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The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965 by Sam Stephenson Publisher Comments In 1957, Eugene Smith, a thirty-eight-year-old magazine photographer, walked out of his comfortable settled world--his longtime well-paying job at Life and the home he shared with his wife and four children in Croton-on-Hudson, New York--to move into a... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover 
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Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout Publisher Comments Louis Armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern American culture. He knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts, wrote the finest of all jazz autobiographies - without a collaborator - and created collages... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music by Ted Gioia Publisher Comments In this expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read (Publishers Weekly, starred... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever by Farah Jasmine Griffin Publisher Comments When the renowned trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis chose the members of his quintet in 1955, he passed over well-known, respected saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins to pick out the young, still untested John Coltrane. What might have seemed like a... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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The Birth (and Death) of the Cool by Ted Gioia Publisher Comments Describing 'cool' as a set of;beliefs, values, and behavior patterns; rooted in the personal and musical styles of Bix Beiderbecke, Lester Young and Miles Davis (with a healthy dose of Bugs Bunny).--Publishers Weekly Like Dim Sum for the intellectually... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Jumptown: The Golden Years of Portland Jazz, 1942-1957 by Robert Dietsche Publisher Comments A fascinating blend of music, politics, and social history, Jumptown sheds light on a time and place overlooked by histories of Portland and jazz. For a golden decade following World War II, jazz talent and musical activity flourished in Portland. A... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Jazz Ear: Conversations Over Music by Ben Ratliff Publisher Comments The Jazz Ear will be a permanent part of learning how to listen inside the musicians playing.--Nat Hentoff, Jazz Times Jazz is conducted almost wordlessly: John Coltrane rarely told his quartet what to do, and Miles Davis famously gave his group only the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Jazz by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns Publisher Comments The companion volume to the ten-part PBS TV series by the team responsible for The Civil War and Baseball. Continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed works, Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns vividly bring to life the story of the... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $24.95 Used - Hardcover
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Backstory in Blue: Ellington at Newport '56 by John Fass Morton Synopsis the story of who and what made Ellington's composition so compelling and how one piece of music reflected the feelings and shaped the sensibilities of the postwar generation. Written from the point of view of the audience, based on interviews with fans... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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New York Noise: Art and Music from the New York Underground 1978-88: Photographs by Paula Court by Paula Court Publisher Comments Between 1975 and 1988 New York City spawned an incredible and wild array of artistic communities that overlapped and interbred with scant heed for generic purity (let alone posterity): every musician, it seemed, was also an artist, every artist a... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $15.95 Sale - Flexible
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Heroes and Villains: Essays on Music, Movies, Comics, and Culture by David Hajdu Publisher Comments Heroes and Villains is the first collection of essays by David Hajdu, award-winning author of The Ten-Cent Plague, Positively 4th Street, and Lush Life. Eclectic and controversial, Hajdu takes on topics as varied as pop music, jazz, the avant-garde... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Swing Era : the Development of Jazz, 1930-1945 (89 Edition) by Gunther Schuller Publisher Comments Here is the book jazz lovers have eagerly awaited, the second volume of Gunther Schuller's monumental The History of Jazz. When the first volume, Early Jazz, appeared two decades ago, it immediately established itself as one of the seminal works on... (read more) List Price $36.75 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats by Gary (frw) Giddins Publisher Comments An unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at jazz legends In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Pannonica de Koenigswarter, known as Nica, was a constant and benevolent presence on the thriving New York jazz scene. Known as the Jazz Baroness (she was born into... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne by James Gavin, Iii Publisher Comments At long last, the first serious biography of entertainment legend Lena Horne -- the celebrated star of film, stage, and music who became one of the first African-American icons. At the 74th annual Academy Awards in 2002, Halle Berry thanked Lena Horne... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life by Wynton Marsalis Publisher Comments In this book I hope to reach a new audience with the positive message of America's greatest music, to show how great musicians demonstrate on the bandstand a mutual respect and trust that can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Swing from a Small Island: The Story of Leslie Thompson by Jeffrey Green Synopsis First published in 1985, long out-of-print and now republished in a new edition, the life story of this swing era jazz trumpeter encompasses his experiences in the West India Regiment, his move to Britain in 1929, and performing in London clubs in the... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Lee Konitz: Conversations on the Improviser's Art (Jazz Perspectives Jazz Perspectives) by Andy Hamilton Publisher Comments “Meticulously researched, detailed and documented, this long awaited overview justly establishes Konitz as one of the most consistently brilliant, adventurous and original improvisers in the jazz tradition—a genius as rare as Bird himself... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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History of Jazz (97 Edition) by Ted Gioia Publisher Comments Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Belden... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Jazz Image: Masters of Jazz Photography by Lee Tanner Publisher Comments Covering six decades of performers--from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to John Coltrane and Miles Davis--this unique collection is as much a comprehensive catalogue of jazz greats as it is a salute to the photographers who captured them.... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Freedom, Rhythm and Sound by Gilles (com) Peterson Publisher Comments The momentum of the 1960s civil rights movement and the explosion of Rock music and the underground press in that decade impacted Jazz in amazing ways, both musically and culturally. Years before Punk, musicians like John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Sun... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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