Blues books

This study of the life and work of the blues artist Memphis Minnie focuses on the interplay between Minnie and the...  Read More >>

Keith Jarrett is probably the most influential jazz pianist living today: his concerts have made him world famous....  Read More >>

Following on from the author's previous work, ""Early Jazz"", this detailed history of jazz covers the crucial era...  Read More >>

Charles Keil examines the expressive role of blues bands and performers and stresses the intense interaction between...  Read More >>

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Miscellaneous Percussion Music - Mixed Levels  Read More >>

Cone explores two classic aspects of African-American culture--the spirituals and the blues--and tells the captivating...  Read More >>

Original publication and copyright date: 1991.  Read More >>

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

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The first bibliography devoted to a single jazz genre or era, Fire Music is concerned with the music of the jazz...  Read More >>

Pop/Rock Guitar/Fretted Instrument Solos  Read More >>

I went to Africa to find the roots of the blues. So Samuel Charters begins the extraordinary story of his research....  Read More >>

Aladdin and Imperial, two independent recording labels, emerged on the West Coast following World War II. An entire...  Read More >>

Documents in photographs the history of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, revealing the personalities...  Read More >>

""W. C. Handy's blues--""Memphis Blues,"" ""Beale Street Blues,"" ""St. Louis Blues""--changed America's music forever....  Read More >>

Features interviews with 14 jazz players, including Art Farmer, Cecil Taylor, Clark Terry, Eddie ""Lockjaw"" Davis,...  Read More >>

This collection of John Lee Hooker songs contains all of the legend's best-loved songs for guitar tablature with...  Read More >>

A study of the blues, its makers and the environment from which they emerged. Originally published in two separate...  Read More >>

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A comprehensive one-volume guide to all aspects of popular music over the last 150 years. All styles of popular...  Read More >>

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

Listen. The greatest feeling I ever had in my life - with my clothes on - was when I first heard Diz and Bird back...  Read More >>

""Bring It on Home"" ""Back Door Man"" ""I Can't Quit You Baby""You Can't Judge a Book By It's Cover"" ""I Just...  Read More >>

Traces the evolution of the various strands of blues music within the context of the culture on which it commented,...  Read More >>