Blues books

""Fifty years after hearing Sidney Bechet (1897--1959) in 1923, Duke Ellington recalled, ""I have never forgotten...  Read More >>

""From 1975 to 1981 the jazz giant Miles Davis temporarily retired from music. Almost completely reclusive, nobody...  Read More >>

This work on Charlie ""Bird"" Parker offers a picture of not only of the saxophonist-composer as an artist and as...  Read More >>

Presents the history and development of the guitar as a jazz instrument. This volume traces the evolution of jazz...  Read More >>

It's impossible to think of the heritage of music and dance in the United States without the invaluable contributions...  Read More >>

REA's MAXnotes for Toni Morrison's Jazz MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in...  Read More >>

This work examines the music of Stuart Saunders Smith. It provides six critical analyses, an interview, and bibliographic...  Read More >>

An enquiry into the blues and the mind. It illuminates the blues' deepest creative sources and explores its far-reaching...  Read More >>

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(Music Sales America). A spiral bound collection of the world's finest ragtime and blues piano classics. This expansive...  Read More >>

Dancing in Your Head is a collection of Gene Santoro's reviews and essays.  Read More >>

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Jim and Andy's on 48th Street was a favourite haunt of New York musicians in the 1960s. This book gives vivid portraits...  Read More >>

In this visionary book, Murray takes an audacious new look at black music and, in the process, succeeds in changing...  Read More >>

"This little book transcends geographical, social, and economic boundaries to search the heart and soul of the blues,...  Read More >>

(Guitar). This book/CD package allows you to explore the styles of Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Blake, Mississippi John...  Read More >>

Spanning nearly seventy years, Buck Clayton's autobiography offers fascinating insights into not only the life...  Read More >>

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A collection of over 200 blues songs from the twenties to the present. Included are artists representing a wide...  Read More >>

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A biographical and critical guide to performers and writers in a wide variety of musical fields, including pop,...  Read More >>

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A consideration of the development of African-American music and its influence in America. The book demonstrates...  Read More >>

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