Blues books

1815 books were found.

A Night in Tunisia: Imaginings of Africa in Jazz

A Night in Tunisia: Imaginings of Africa in Jazz

Author: Norman C. Weinstein
ISBN: 9780879101671
Format: Paperback
$36.93

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The Jazz Tradition

The Jazz Tradition

Author: Williams
ISBN: 9780195078169
Format: Paperback
$49.95

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Robben Ford: Playin' the Blues

Robben Ford: Playin' the Blues

Author: Robben Ford
ISBN: 9780769249131
Format: Book
$52.77

Robben lays out all the basics -- the scales, chords, licks and phrases that are the foundation of modern blues...  Read More >>

The Blackwell Guide to Soul Recordings

The Blackwell Guide to Soul Recordings

Author: Robert Pruter (Rhythm and Blues Editor of Goldmine and Senior Editor of New Standard Encyclopedia, Chicago)
ISBN: 9780631185956
Format: Hardback
$145.07

The first ever guide to soul recordings, this book -- the latest in a popular and well--established series -- is...  Read More >>

Masters of American Blues Guitar: Lonnie Johnson

Masters of American Blues Guitar: Lonnie Johnson

Author: Executive Director Lonnie Johnson (Fullbright Commission in Vienna, Austria) ,  Stefan Grossman
ISBN: 9780739043325
Format: Undefined
$52.67

The Early Masters of American Blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues....  Read More >>

Buddy DeFranco: A Biographical Portrait and Discography

Buddy DeFranco: A Biographical Portrait and Discography...

Author: John Kuehn ,  Arne Astrup
ISBN: 9780810825383
Format: Hardback
$188.76

Chronicles the life of this singular jazz clarinetist, and a detailed discography contains exhaustive data unavailable...  Read More >>

Jazz: A History

Jazz: A History

Author: Frank Tirro
ISBN: 9780393963687
Format: Paperback
$153.78

Jazz is a democratic music in the best sense of the word, for it is the collective achievement of a people.  Read More >>

Basic Blues Guitar

Basic Blues Guitar

Author: Darryl Winston
ISBN: 9780825613661
Format: Paperback
$18.45

(Music Sales America). Master the basics of blues guitar as you play classic blues songs and solos. Explore riffs,...  Read More >>

Boogie & Blues 2

Boogie & Blues 2

Author: Gayle Kowalchyk ,  E L Lancaster
ISBN: 9780739017326
Format: Book
$15.71

Piano students of all ages enjoy playing pieces in the boogie and blues style. Students in their beginning years...  Read More >>

Blues and Evil

Blues and Evil

Author: The University of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9780870497834
Format: Paperback
$52.67

The term ""blues"" has traditionally conveyed an image of hard-living, hard-drinking, carousing singers and musicians...  Read More >>

American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary

American Women Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary...

Author: Virginia L. Grattan
ISBN: 9780313285103
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Although American women have written many of our most memorable popular songs, their contributions have received...  Read More >>

Duke Ellington, Jazz Composer

Duke Ellington, Jazz Composer

Author: Ken Rattenbury
ISBN: 9780300055078
Format: Paperback
$61.95

This analysis of Duke Ellington's works draws on observations by Ellington himself and by members of his orchestra...  Read More >>

The Land Where Blues Began

The Land Where Blues Began

Author: Alan Lomax
ISBN: 9781565847392
Format: Paperback
$63.23

This odyssey across America's musical heartland covers the history of blues through candid conversations with bluesmen...  Read More >>

Contemporary Musicians

Contemporary Musicians

Author: Michael L. LaBlanc
ISBN: 9780810354036
Format: Hardback
$665.28

Provides accurate, up-to-date information on the leaders and up-and-coming stars of rock, pop, rap, jazz, country,...  Read More >>

Blues & Beyond

Blues & Beyond

Author: Robben Ford
ISBN: 9780769220147
Format: Book
$65.87

This book begins with basic blues concepts such as the pentatonic, mixolydian and blues scales and builds on them,...  Read More >>

The Definitive Blues Collection: Piano, Vocal, Guitar/96 Songs

The Definitive Blues Collection: Piano, Vocal, Guitar/96...

Author: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ,  Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780793513970
Format: Paperback
$65.87

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). A massive collection of 96 urban blues classics as well as works by legends Willie...  Read More >>

Eric Clapton: Lost In The Blues

Eric Clapton: Lost In The Blues

Author: Harry Shapiro
ISBN: 9780306804809
Format: Paperback
$31.99

""Eric Clapton's position as the world's greatest rock guitarist is unlikely to change in our lifetime. His career...  Read More >>

Jazz: America's Classical Music

Jazz: America's Classical Music

Author: Grover Sales ,  Gene Lees
ISBN: 9780306804915
Format: Paperback
$29.99

""Jazz: America's Classical Music is a delightful introduction and guide to this complex and compelling music and...  Read More >>

Those Swinging Years

Those Swinging Years

Author: Charlie Barnet ,  Stanley Dance
ISBN: 9780306804922
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Charlie Barnet (1913-1991) is best known as the popular bandleader whose hits included ""Cherokee"", ""Pompton Turnpike"",...  Read More >>

The Jazz Revolution: Twenties America and the Meaning of Jazz

The Jazz Revolution: Twenties America and the Meaning...

Author: Kathy J. Ogren (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, University of Redlands)
ISBN: 9780195074796
Format: Paperback
$43.95

A cultural study of the meaning of jazz for America in the 1920s. Jazz made a tremendous impact on America at that...  Read More >>

The Jazz Method for Saxophone - Tenor: Improvisation - Musicianship - Techniques

The Jazz Method for Saxophone - Tenor: Improvisation...

Author: John O'Neill ,  John Minnion
ISBN: 9780946535200
Format: Undefined
$73.79

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Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music

Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music...

Author: Michael L. LaBlanc
ISBN: 9780810354029
Format: Hardback
$665.28

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

The Complete Robert Johnson

The Complete Robert Johnson

Author: Robert Johnson ,  Woody Mann
ISBN: 9780825603143
Format: Paperback
$65.87

An exploration of the 29 songs that form the complete recorded works of this seminal blues artist. Transcriptions...  Read More >>

Mastering Blues Keyboard

Mastering Blues Keyboard

Author: Merrill Clark
ISBN: 9780882849423
Format: Undefined
$55.31

The conclusion to this power-packed blues method begins with a review of concepts of improvisation and harmony....  Read More >>

We Called It Music

We Called It Music

Author: Eddie Condon ,  Thomas Sugrue
ISBN: 9780306804663
Format: Paperback
$34.99

""Eddie Condon (1905--1973) pioneered a kind of jazz popularly known as Chicago-Dixieland, though musicians refer...  Read More >>

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